The bus was old and could barely hold together.
There was a hold up because the driver was blind.
The driver couldn’t hold with wimpy passengers.
The passengers could barely hold back from screaming.
hold
He was held up because
the bank was held up.
Since the rain would not hold off,
he held off going out and
held off the boredom as best he could.
She wasn’t sure the snow would hold off
so she held onto her old umbrella and boots
and held back from going out just yet.
hold held held
Her English was holding her back.
Without better English,
she could not hold down a good job.
But she didn’t hold with studying too much.
She would hold out as long as she could.
He was holding out for a better offer.
But the boss was a hold over from the stone age,
who could barely hold in his belly.
To not upset the cook they had to…
hold together,
hold back their opinion,
hold down the food,
and hold on for better times.
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