Examples of 'be holed up' in a sentence

Meaning of "be holed up"

To be holed up means to be staying in a place (often a small or confined space) for a particular period of time, sometimes to hide or avoid contact with others. It can also imply being in seclusion or isolation, typically due to unfavorable circumstances or for safety reasons

How to use "be holed up" in a sentence

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be holed up
They must be holed up in the city somewhere.
General McCandles might still be holed up there.
These guys could be holed up in one of our residences.
Little twerp like you should be holed up.
Thinking that he must be holed up by himself somewhere.
And if you knew that, you would be holed up.
She could be holed up in a farmhouse somewhere.
Martin told me he was going to be holed up writing all day.
Must be holed up in one of the rooms.
I thought you would be holed up at home.
Must be holed up in one of these buildings.
How long we might actually be holed up in this house.
They must be holed up in one of our old bunkers.
The secret of hope can not be to be holed up in ourselves.
We will be holed up here a bit longer.

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We were watching for subjects believed to be holed up at various locations.
He might be holed up with a friend.
I would imagine there are worse places to be holed up than paradise.
But might be holed up on the res.
Dobermann deserves to be holed up.
We got word they be holed up down here someplace.
The murderer is still at large and must be holed up with Eren.
Acosta could be holed up on either side.
Tate have any friends or relatives he might be holed up with?
I will probably be holed up here for a few days.
What a pleasure, what a splendid surprise, thought you might be holed up somewhere.
He could be holed up in that area.
I never thought such royal bloodwill be holed up amongst rogues.
She may be holed up somewhere.
I'd imagine there are worse places to be holed up than paradise.
He does not want to be holed up in this house where they are surrounded.
If he had killed Hunter Bell, that body would not be holed up in a wall.
Or he would be holed up in a phone box.
Now they know we are coming and Virgil 's gonna be holed up in the hangout.
He could be holed up with him.
You see anything that could tell us which apartment Yates would be holed up in?
Rawdon could be holed up there.
He will be holed up for the night somewhere isolated but not far off.
I refuse to be holed up.
He might be holed up in that consulate for quite some time.
They think Helen might be holed up there.
He must be holed up somewhere close.
Sofia and I were supposed to be holed up in my house.
He could be holed up in the neighborhood.
That is… unless you can shed some light on where Daddy might be holed up.
Right now they could be holed up anywhere in the fleet.
Well, I do not know where he could be holed up.
I am going to be holed up all day anyway.
That 's where Colonel Jabko is supposed to be holed up.
He could be holed up in this neighborhood.

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Examples of using Holed
A group of hoodlums was holed up in a nearby resort hotel
Holed up in his place with his heartache
They must be holed up in the city somewhere
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