How to Use hold in in a Sentence

hold in

verb
  • Byrd is held in the jail without bond.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • After that, he was held in jail.
    Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Almost none of his net worth is held in cash.
    Douglas P. McCormick, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • Davis is held in the Broward Main Jail.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • He is being held in jail without bail.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Plenty of times, though, they’re better held in check.
    Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • The funds were held in an account controlled by the court for more than three years.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • The first spelling bee was held in 1925.
    Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • The draft will be held in Washington next year.
    ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • If needed, runoff elections will be held in June.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • That’s not a narrative people can hold in their minds.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Bouie was being held in the Broward Main Jail.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The standards say a person may not be held in a hold room for more than 12 hours.
    Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Perry is being held in lieu of $2 million bail.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
  • They are being held in a special unit for their own protection.
    David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There were five holds in all before SpaceX called off the launch attempt.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2026
  • The tank has some capacity to hold in some pressure.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • The first round of voting will be held in April and a second round in May.
    Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The players will have to dress at home for practice, which will be held in the adjoining park.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • Or, at least, held in suspension, waiting to be useful.
    Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • At the most recent auction, held in June, that price had risen to $35.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But somehow held in reverence much like these objects?
    Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • He is being held in the county jail on a $15,000 cash bond.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • The shoes were held in place by a delicate, slender arch strap that extended over the toes.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
  • Saar’s work is held in the collections of more than eighty major museums around the world.
    News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026
  • The next annual draft will be held in April 2027.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2026
  • Card issuers set their rates well above the Fed’s benchmark, which has held in the mid-3% range for months.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Computex is held in Taipei, Taiwan, at a mix of venues across the city.
    John Burek, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • The couple appeared last year, but the conference was held in the city again in June.
    Monique John, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • All three were being held in the county jail without bond Tuesday evening.
    Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026

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