How to Use hold water in a Sentence

hold water

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• This means the roots have filled the pot, with little to no soil left to hold water.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
• Collagen can drop, oil may fall, turnover can slow, and the skin barrier may not hold water as well.
  — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
• Some sources recommend adding dry cornstarch to containers so the soil holds water longer.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
• Bar drain plugs were not holding water without aid of plastic disposable gloves.
  — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
• Though some accusations seem to hold water, the headline is his hounding in context.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
• Remove stagnant water around the home and eliminate containers that might catch and hold water.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
• Those tanks normally hold water to help control ships’ stability and balance at sea.
  — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
• Remove stagnant water around homes and eliminate containers that might catch and hold water.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
• Remove stagnant water around homes, and eliminate containers that might catch and hold water.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
• Once a week, empty items that hold water such as tires, buckets, planters, toys, pools, birdbaths, pet bowls, flowerpots and trash containers.
  — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026
• The skin barrier, the outer layer that holds water in, gets leakier with age, so moisture loss speeds up compared with your 30s.
  — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
• When soil loses its ability to hold water, harvests become less reliable, farmers struggle and food prices rise.
  — Shooka Bidarian, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• Clay soils, on the other hand, hold water for longer periods and generally need less frequent irrigation.
  — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
• Healthy soils hold water, store carbon and protect agricultural production during drought.
  — Shooka Bidarian, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• Tires hold water, which is a perfect breeding ground for the blood-sucking insects that can carry diseases like West Nile Virus.
  — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2026
• Kumiko Love, a financial counselor, told ABC News the sentiment holds water.
  — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
• Your skin is also drier in perimenopause, because declining estrogen drags down your levels of glycosaminoglycans, a sugar-rich molecule that holds water in the skin.
  — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026
• The Coast Guard said that the fuel in the Jaria Provider was also stored in ballast tanks, which are typically used to hold water or air to control the ship's buoyancy.
  — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
• People should protect themselves with insect repellent, empty anything that could hold water to stop mosquito breeding and keep them outside by using window screens and air conditioning, the statement said.
  — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
• Improving safety in the field Key innovations for the new tissue include the ability to hold water at room temperature for months on end without desiccating or needing refridgeration.
  — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
• Given that Chuy García continued to serve out his term despite the health issues his wife is experiencing and his new responsibilities as guardian of his grandchild, the other explanation does not hold water.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
• For example, the lower states pushed unsuccessfully for a federal promise to release more water each year from upstream reservoirs into Lake Mead, which holds water for California and other downstream states.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026