Examples of holdout in a Sentence
He says he might be a holdout at the start of the next season if the team doesn't agree to pay him more.
He is expected to end his three-week holdout and join the team tomorrow.
A few holdouts still use typewriters, but nearly everybody uses computers now.
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Three of the four power conference commissioners have endorsed doubling the field size to 24 teams, and the holdout, SEC’s Greg Sankey, is listening.
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Dressed in combat gear, a squad of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) walk in single file along an empty road in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district, one of the last Naxal holdouts.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
According to Michter’s, there are a few holdouts remaining, but the distillery is hoping that even those who are rye-reluctant will take a chance and try the 2026 release of its 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye, the details of which were just announced.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
The anchor of this anxiety is Sylvia, the last bohemian holdout in this class-ascending friend group.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Dressed in combat gear, a squad of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) walk in single file along an empty road in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district, one of the last Naxal holdouts.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
According to Michter’s, there are a few holdouts remaining, but the distillery is hoping that even those who are rye-reluctant will take a chance and try the 2026 release of its 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye, the details of which were just announced.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
The anchor of this anxiety is Sylvia, the last bohemian holdout in this class-ascending friend group.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
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“Holdout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holdout. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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