Examples of 'could have held' in a sentence

Meaning of "could have held"

could have held: Suggests a possibility or potential action that was previously available or could have been done in the past

How to use "could have held" in a sentence

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could have held
You could have held a proper inquiry.
Nothing on earth could have held me back.
We could have held hands and everything.
Maybe both of us could have held back.
I could have held her little hoof.
I wish you could have held my.
I could have held her and protected her.
As if another rifle could have held them off.
You could have held his hand.
Any number of reasons could have held him up.
So we could have held off on the tent.
He said that no other man on earth could have held them.
If only he could have held on to your mom.
Beings as big as they seem to have been could have held it.
But you could have held hands.

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That helped me to overcome certain difficulties that could have held me back.
But you could have held on to me.
And sail over the bumps that could have held us back.
You could have held the elevator for me.
I do not know many adults who could have held it together.
You could have held on tighter.
Because the last time they could have held out a hand to us.
I could have held off an army in the mountains.
The clouds could have held me.
I could have held him on the weapons charge.
I still think you could have held back a little bit.
I could have held them off till morning.
There is a possibility she could have held something like that back from me.
I could have held you while you cried.
He said you are the only man on earth who could have held those horses.
You could have held one of the bars.
Something Underwood could have held over him.
I never could have held on to a firecracker like her.
Thanks to those underwater swimming lessons I could have held my breath a while longer.
He could have held his own grandchild by now.
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
I could have held on to your heart.
To demonstrate that Ghandi was a pussy who could have held out for way longer.
Someone could have held his head underwater.
I do not see how they thought I could have held a gun.
You could have held out.
I do not know how much longer I could have held him off.
We could have held him hostage.
I wish I had known how bad you hurt I could have held you while you cried.
He could have held her back.
He didn't understand that he could have held onto it.
I could have held on for longer.
If only that thing could have held between you and I.
I could have held him in prison.
That I scarcely could have held them back.

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