How to Use hold back in a Sentence

hold back

verb

• Carmichael didn’t hold back throughout the rest of the show either.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 Jan. 2023
• Watson mustn’t hold back or be afraid to rock the boat.
  — cleveland, 15 Jan. 2023
• The Ravens will not hold back as many players this time.
  — The Enquirer, 11 Jan. 2023
• Of course, Donna knew her son wouldn't hold back in front of Swift.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2024
• Her blond hair was glossy and straight, her bangs held back with a barrette.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• Even more than the clothes, the outrage brought out the fire in a band not known for holding back onstage.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Dec. 2023
• But the Israelis did not view the deal as firm enough to hold back the invasion.
  — Peter Baker, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• The film, which features an all-Asian cast, does not hold back on the vulgar and obscene.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 7 July 2023
• Don’t hold back or lose the hopes and expectations for the future.
  — Catherine Galassovigorito, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
• Flamini loves blues music, and her favorite songs help hold back her fear of the dark.
  — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
• Crux produced 1,600 bottles and will hold back enough to serve at its tasting rooms through the year.
  — oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
• Alcaraz nearly threw his racket to the ground but held back at the last moment.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
• The biggest challenge, as a Gazan journalist, is to stay calm and try to hold back my tears.
  — Anna Gordon, TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
• At times, Flav played with the beat of the song as some of the players and officials on the court held back chuckles, clearly moved.
  — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2023
• Guests don’t have to hold back either, since the restaurant’s two big buffets are all-you-can-eat.
  — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
• The videos shared to her Story show her rocking a sheet mask and a headband to hold back her unruly locks.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2023
• Even without the jury present, Sassoon did not hold back.
  — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023
• The scandals just can’t hold back a Golden Globes red carpet!
  — Vulture, 7 Jan. 2024
• This Alaskan glacier holds back billions of gallons of water.
  — Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• Over the course of more than a decade, Philips held back from the government thousands of complaints about the machines as stock prices soared.
  — Liz Moughon, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2023
• Down here, folks are crazy about Christmas and hold back nothing for the holidays.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
• And ski resorts, no matter the depth of their pockets or the size of their snow cannons, cannot hold back rising tides.
  — WIRED, 18 Jan. 2023
• Davis, however, didn’t hold back when asked if Brooks had crossed the line with Vanderbilt and James.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
• When glaciers hold back lakes Some glacial lakes are dammed by moraines – mounds of rock and debris that are left behind as a glacier retreats.
  — Brianna Rick, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2023
• Adams was being held back by some of the Seahawks’ personnel, and then he was taken back to the locker room.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
• But with some of its most useful and sensitive equipment, the United States has held back.
  — Damien Cave, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• Sea ice and ice shelves work like a cork in a bottle, holding back glaciers that would otherwise rush into the ocean.
  — Melina Walling, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2023
• But her respect for the uniform didn’t hold back some alterations.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
• Litter helps the collapsible walls of this box stay up and be sturdy, so don't hold back when filling it up.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2023
• This is not a time when people hold back their affection for others.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 5 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024