How to Use hold firm in a Sentence

hold firm

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• Why wouldn’t an exporter hold firm on price?
  — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• Many agents believe these rates will hold firm in 2024 or even dip down a bit.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023
• Players should hold firm for true equity.
  — Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
• If both parties hold firm to those promises, the options going forward?
  — Lauren Fox, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
• No matter how hard Dortmund pressed for a higher fee, the men from Barcelona would hold firm.
  — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2021
• And how long can public opinion in the US and Europe hold firm?
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 8 Mar. 2022
• In fact, some cruise lines still hold firm to the old ways, while others have reinvented the concept to fit modern tastes.
  — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• There have been movies starring big names who haven't even managed to open as expected, let alone hold firm for a second week.
  — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
• The question is whether leaders will have the courage to stay the course and hold firm against political headwinds.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
• But new cars don't come easy these days, helping Stewart hold firm on prices and rake in bigger profits than in the past.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2021
• Or will the buyers hold firm, forcing him to either take what’s on the table or punt trade talks into the summer?
  — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
• Yet, George and similar mass, after centuries of warning, prove the roots hold firm.
  — Vivian D. Nixon, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2021
• Or hold firm and face future rounds of belt-tightening and strict return to the office requirements.
  — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
• Try to hold firm in your desire and remember that taking care of your needs is essential to being a good partner.
  — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 28 Aug. 2020
• Create a 90-degree elbow and shoulder position, and hold firm in this shape.
  — Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2022
• What happens if the SEC decides to take a much harder line and hold firm at four teams for a playoff?
  — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
• Officials say that’s likely to hold firm at least into January.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Jan. 2021
• The underlying meaning is harder to hold firm since the meaning can vary demonstrably.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
• Now, as vaccination rates climb and film-release dates hold firm (for the moment), the industry appears ready to heal.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2021
• People will remember the bold decision to hold firm and keep everyone employed.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
• If those teams up top will hold firm, or if someone unforeseen is about to make their charge — or, more generally, what fresh college hoops chaos is around the bend.
  — Cj Moore, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
• The Cavs chose to hold firm and retain Mobley while the Sixers stole Brown from Boston.
  — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 25 July 2026
• The rubber grips hold firm to avoid slippage and the material is thin enough to actually hold the shape of the dish while preventing heat transfer to your skin.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
• And, more importantly, how to hold firm to proactive strategies versus reactive pivots.
  — Scott Paddock, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• House Democratic leadership had also spent the week pressing Senate Democrats to hold firm and block the bill.
  — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
• But opponents to the bill hold firm that new natural gas was antithetical to Maryland’s climate goals.
  — Rachel McCrea, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
• Many Bay Area students head back to school Monday, as school officials hold firm with in-person classes amid the omicron surge.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2022
• For now, though, Austin’s forecast remains dominated by warm, dry weather with no rain in sight — a pattern that’s expected to hold firm for most of the week.
  — Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
• In large part, his strategy has been to look for commonalities over differences and to hold firm on compromise, whether pressure is coming from the right or the left.
  — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2023
• Western weapons, many of which have been supplied by Washington, have been key in helping Ukraine to hold firm against the Russian advance.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2022