Examples of 'could hold up' in a sentence
Meaning of "could hold up"
could hold up: Suggests the ability of someone or something to withstand pressure, challenges, or scrutiny without failing or breaking down
How to use "could hold up" in a sentence
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could hold up
There is no way that could hold up in court.
You could hold up a bank with that thing.
That change alone could hold up shipments.
It could hold up to sixty girls.
I needed to be sure you could hold up under pressure.
If you could hold up just a little bit longer.
It would be a miracle if we could hold up for half a day.
Ovens could hold up to a million bricks.
This evidence is so watertight that it could hold up in a court of law.
A problem could hold up much of the system.
It was something we could hold up on.
Some ebira could hold up to three dozen arrows.
Probably could still play today if his knees could hold up.
Each fort could hold up to eighty men.
Debilitated knights would be fitted with prosthetics so they could hold up a shield.
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I think you could hold up your end.
Could hold up here a couple days once we kill the bitch.
As to how long i could hold up my finger.
We could hold up for a while.
This power made him feel like he could hold up the world.
If one of us could hold up with the bandit chief.
She came into our lives under extraordinary circumstances that few agents could hold up under.
He says he could hold up to eight hours.
Like your fancy Miami manicure could hold up here.
Very few adults could hold up under such conditions.
That was a test to see how well I could hold up.
But that love could hold up the world.
We could hold up a rally or send one letter of objection bearing our signatures.
Any lost form or delayed approval could hold up the container in port indefinitely.
I could hold up my head.
I do not think I could hold up all day.
No one could hold up under the strain for so long.
I got a couple other fingers I could hold up for you.
You could hold up a keema naan and I could punch my fist through it.
My daddy took me straight to Dollywood the minute I could hold up my head.
Further tests revealed that it could hold up against extreme temperatures close to absolute zero.
With their age and diabetes, it could hold up.
I told Al that I could hold up a fender so he could fix the flat tire.
If i took off my shirt, i could hold up a bank.
I told AI that I could hold up a fender A few years after we were married.
From this vantage point, a man could hold up an army.
If you could hold up against the temptation!
The teapot is very large and could hold up to 8 cups of water.
What could hold up the development of your network?
There's no way that spindly neck could hold up that bonce.
If so, growth could hold up at around the current pace.
Two octaves higher, I would pull over the van so you could hold up a liquor store.
The two-story villa could hold up to a handful of detainees.
I could hold up pictures of survivors, children with burning eyes choking for breath.
Who would have thought you could hold up a car with a wicker basket?
