How to Use hold court in a Sentence

hold court

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• In Odysseus’ absence, Penelope held court to dozens of suitors eager to wed and control Ithaca.
  — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
• But Rodríguez Castro held court for more than five hours, evoking Fidel Castro’s long, late-night meetings.
  — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
• Prudhomme holds court to several microphone-wielding local journalists.
  — Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026
• Tarik Skubal was holding court at his locker Saturday afternoon when the Detroit Tigers’ top draft selection popped up on a clubhouse television.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 12 July 2026
• Perched along the Sea of Marmara, the boutique property sits on the largest of the islands, Büyükada, whose Ottoman-era mansions are where intellectuals and aristocrats held court in the 19th century.
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026
• Teyana Taylor held court in Stéphane Rolland on the 2026 BET Awards red carpet in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
  — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• The Sopranos creator David Chase held court during the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in the Czech Republic on Tuesday.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026