hold in
phrasal verb
held in; holding in; holds in
: to stop (an emotion) from being expressed
Don't hold your feelings in. Let them out.
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The soccer legend will join horticulturist, author and TV presenter Frances Tophill in creating a garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which will be held in May 2026.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Rice held in a steam table measured more than 25 degrees colder than the temperature range considered safe after it was reportedly reheated in the microwave.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Special holiday meals will be held in the elegant Crown Room, where Baum dined many times and even designed the chandeliers that hang from its 33-foot-high ceiling.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
LaSota is currently held in Allegany County, Maryland, pending a separate trial on state charges of trespassing, obstructing an officer, resisting arrest, transporting firearms, and drug possession.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Rice held in a steam table measured more than 25 degrees colder than the temperature range considered safe after it was reportedly reheated in the microwave.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Special holiday meals will be held in the elegant Crown Room, where Baum dined many times and even designed the chandeliers that hang from its 33-foot-high ceiling.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
LaSota is currently held in Allegany County, Maryland, pending a separate trial on state charges of trespassing, obstructing an officer, resisting arrest, transporting firearms, and drug possession.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hold in
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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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