hole up
verb
holed up; holing up; holes up
: to hide out in or as if in a hole or cave
: to place in or as if in a refuge or hiding place
Examples of hole up in a Sentence
we'll hole up in the cellar and wait out the hurricane
Recent Examples on the Web
The film follows four ultra-wealthy friends holed up in a Utah mansion as a hyper-realistic deepfake update of their own making triggers a global political crisis.
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Antonio Ferme, Variety, 24 May 2025
Rather than being holed up in hospitals, his son has brought his father home.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2025
But nothing gets at the unabashed nature of Babygirl’s eroticism like that shot of Samuel tenderly cradling his lover like a child after having spent long hours holed up in a hotel room together indulging in lovemaking and games of dominance and submission.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The actor, with the rest of the cast, spent months holed up in The Four Seasons resort in Ko Samui, Thailand, while filming the dark satire.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
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Antonio Ferme, Variety, 24 May 2025
Rather than being holed up in hospitals, his son has brought his father home.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2025
But nothing gets at the unabashed nature of Babygirl’s eroticism like that shot of Samuel tenderly cradling his lover like a child after having spent long hours holed up in a hotel room together indulging in lovemaking and games of dominance and submission.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The actor, with the rest of the cast, spent months holed up in The Four Seasons resort in Ko Samui, Thailand, while filming the dark satire.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hole up
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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