Examples of holdover in a Sentence

Noun He is the only holdover from their last championship team. This policy is a holdover from the previous administration. Verb the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Zombie fires, also known as overwintering or holdover fires, are different than the flaming fires that have devastated California and Australia in recent years. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2021 The lone holdover from last year's coaching staff is Ben Wood, who came with Hurley from Buffalo. — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2021 At times, Pelosi's presence seemed like the only holdover from former President Trump's final State of the Union, a contentious speech that ended with Pelosi ripping it up on camera behind Mr. Trump. — Grace Segers, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2021 The barriers are a holdover from a time when Internet access was a near-luxury—a consumer product rather than a utility. — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2021 Senior White House advisor Anita Dunn is a holdover from the Obama administration. — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021 Running backs coach Cadillac Williams, the lone holdover from the previous staff, has a contract that runs through January 2022 and will earn $350,000 this season. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2021 While the coaching staff underwent a makeover with the hiring of Malzahn, there remains one familiar face on the staff in receivers coach Darrell Wyatt, who is the only holdover from Josh Heupel’s staff. — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Mar. 2021 That is probably a holdover from the beginning of the country. — Bernadette Bynoe, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The economic rebound that took hold over the summer will stall if Congress and President Donald Trump fail to act, which looks likely. — Greg Jefferson, ExpressNews.com, 20 Nov. 2020 The vessel can hold over 2,000 passengers per sailing, and the return of cruising would provide a boost to Mobile’s economy where the industry employs hundreds of people in direct and indirect jobs. — al, 23 May 2021 Nagle thinks the center is consolidating its hold over politics. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 17 May 2021 This is a sturdy, wooden toy chest that can hold over 240 pounds of toys. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 Apr. 2021 In effect, that’s the new prediction from ARK Invest, the firm headed by longtime Tesla enthusiast Cathie Wood and whose funds hold over $3.2 billion in the EV-maker’s shares. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2021 Trump retains a powerful hold over the party’s policies. — Marjorie Hershey, The Conversation, 3 May 2021 That pattern didn’t hold over the past decade but now seems to be resuming. — Mickey D. Levy And Michael D. Bordo, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2021 Hunt went on to secure 160 public sculpture commissions in 22 states and hold over 100 solo exhibitions. — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2021

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