How to Use hold the floor in a Sentence

hold the floor

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• Republicans plan to hold the floor for days, if not weeks, to pressure Democrats.
  — Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
• If the majority enforced the procedures as written, the minority would have to hold the floor.
  — Jeremy Dalrymple, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
• The Senate could vote for the 12th time on the short-term, clean funding bill that was passed by the House, but no votes can be called as long as Merkley holds the floor.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
• Trump has pressed Senate Republicans to reinterpret the Senate’s filibuster rule to require Democrats to hold a talking filibuster, which would mean standing at their desks for hours to actively hold the floor to block the measure.
  — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026
• Proponents of the talking filibuster reform hope the grueling nature of having to continuously hold the floor might wear out the opposition and give the SAVE America Act a chance to pass.
  — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026