hold together
phrasal verb
held together; holding together; holds together
1
: to stay joined together or in one piece
The empire held together for many decades.
2
: to cause (something) to stay joined together or in one piece
The coach hopes to hold the team together for at least one more season.
The box was held together by a strong glue.
Examples of hold together in a Sentence
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In fact, the entire house is held together by nuts-and-bolt joinery.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
As much as the action, which is tightly cut and usually alternates confidently between characters frantically on-the-move and other characters huddled in claustrophobic spaces, the storylines are held together by the performances.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Only the structures that were already gravitationally bound together at that moment, not including the structures that were still collapsing and contracting on their way to becoming gravitationally bound, will actually be able to hold together.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
Dig Carefully Dahlia tubers are soft and fleshy and loosely held together by a network of underground stems.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
As much as the action, which is tightly cut and usually alternates confidently between characters frantically on-the-move and other characters huddled in claustrophobic spaces, the storylines are held together by the performances.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Only the structures that were already gravitationally bound together at that moment, not including the structures that were still collapsing and contracting on their way to becoming gravitationally bound, will actually be able to hold together.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
Dig Carefully Dahlia tubers are soft and fleshy and loosely held together by a network of underground stems.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hold together
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“Hold together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20together. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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