How to Use hold out for in a Sentence

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• The Afghans’ job was now to hold out for a few months and then die in place.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2022
• But if there was ever a year to hold out for the next Pro model, this would be it.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2022
• Kyle Tucker may very well hold out for free agency, though that is still three years away.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Dec. 2022
• Some speakers said the directors should hold out for a bigger slice of the profits.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
• Goshen residents have been told to prepare to hold out for several more days.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 7 July 2022
• How much hope should viewers hold out for Deja and Malik in the future?
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2022
• Early investors might cherish their lucky charm while late buyers sitting on losses hold out for the next rally.
  — Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021
• Rather than making a half-hearted promise, hold out for an arrangement that fills you with confidence.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2020
• Bowden was intrigued and was about to accept the offer, but something told him not to go, to hold out for something better.
  — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Nov. 2020
• Even after all of the above, many companies may still hold out for one significant reason; budgets.
  — Jen Root, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
• Republicans accused them of blocking a deal to hold out for a measure that was stuffed with non-coronavirus spending.
  — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2020
• There were a number of high-profile strikes across the country last year as labor unions feel emboldened to hold out for more amid ongoing worker shortages.
  — Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2022
• With three years left on his current deal heading into the summer, Dortmund are going to hold out for north of £80 million.
  — Liam Canning, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• While Orders isn’t against shooting does this time of year, especially for first timers, there’s an understanding that the club prefers to hold out for bucks.
  — Adam Moore, Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2023
• Unlike some who shrugged and pivoted to streaming or on demand, the studio ultimately chose to hold out for a post-pandemic return.
  — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 18 May 2021
• Trump golfed Saturday and Sunday as his campaign continued to hold out for court victories that could turn the result.
  — Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg.com, 8 Nov. 2020
• Progressives have urged the president and congressional Democrats to hold out for as much spending as possible in the final bill.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021
• Covid has led many workers to leave the workforce early, hold out for better working conditions, or remain at home to care for family members and avoid exposure to the virus.
  — Anneken Tappe, CNN, 18 Feb. 2022
• Thanks in part to government pandemic-response efforts, savings rates are way up over the past two years, giving some chunk of the potential workforce more time to hold out for the right offer.
  — Rob Walker, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2021
• Many hope the region can hold out for a little longer, at least until vaccines are available in sufficient quantities to inoculate the continent.
  — Aryn Baker, Time, 30 Dec. 2020
• The smallest goat convinces the mean troll to wait for his bigger brother to cross, and that one, in turn, persuades him to hold out for the biggest of the three, only for that biggest one to defeat the adversary.
  — Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
• Opponents wanted to hold out for more, arguing that their collective power would continue to grow as campuses approached grading deadlines in the next few weeks.
  — Teresa Watanabestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022
• So Khurami and Jamalzada are trying to hold out for something better, their $1,800 monthly rent in the back of their minds.
  — New York Times, 2 June 2022
• With Omicron-specific vaccines perhaps only months away, Americans may be weighing whether to hold out for those doses or receive their first or second booster now.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 July 2022
• Many demonstrators have vowed to hold out for as long as necessary, and the federal government has moved to enact emergency powers to freeze financial support of the protests despite opposition in Parliament.
  — Travis Caldwell and Paradise Afshar, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
• More people today will hold out for convenient locations or for their preference of the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer options, or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson option.
  — Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
• Republicans and some hawkish Democrats want Biden to hold out for a broader deal that not only curbs Iran's nuclear program but also limits its ballistic missile program, its support for terrorist groups, and other malign activities.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2021
• Just as pragmatic liberals pursue piecemeal reforms and orthodox Marxists hold out for the proletarian revolution, the lodestar of the PowerPoint left is ideological realignment.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021
• Britain's top diplomat defended himself in Parliament on Wednesday from withering criticism over the chaotic evacuation, maintaining that British intelligence had assumed the Afghan military and government could hold out for much longer.
  — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021