Examples of 'forces held' in a sentence

Meaning of "forces held"

forces held - indicates keeping something in place or under control through physical strength or authority

How to use "forces held" in a sentence

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Romanian forces held the element of surprise.
From the earlier days of the war when the Special Forces held this base.
Federal forces held most of the ground to the east of the turnpike.
Recovery of weapons of the Armed Forces held by private.
Sponeck and his forces held off the enemy long enough until reinforcements arrived.
Determined attacks continued, but the Union forces held.
Government forces held out for months under siege inside the refinery last year.
The French forces held on.
Ukrainian forces held Khotyn for a few days before being routed by the Romanian army.
Confederate assaults occurred constantly, but the Union forces held until Southern reinforcements tipped the scales.
Republican forces held out for a week before British artillery fire forced their surrender.
Before his invasion, Parliamentarian forces held only outposts in Dublin and Derry.
Security forces held and mistreated others, including defence attorneys, in prolonged arbitrary detention.
Earlier in the day, the Turkish Armed Forces held a military operation in the area.
The German forces held stubbornly to the city, protecting the ongoing evacuation.

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With MONUSCO support through the deployment of attack helicopters, the Congolese armed forces held Kamango.
The Axis forces held on desperately.
Finally, there needs to be an indication of the forces held responsible element No. 7.
The task forces held regular and ad-hoc meetings.
During this session, the following SDWG Task Forces held informal meetings,.
The Swedish forces held the town, with one gun at each of the three gates.
Iraqi Kurds Self-Defense Forces held their positions.
His forces held a fortified area called the " Great Bastion of Warsaw.
Before the war, Georgian forces held parts of South Ossetia.
READ, Israel forces held Palestinian child overnight then abandoned him far from home.
Five local villagers stated that Rwandan special forces held regular meetings with M23.1.
Members of the Canadian Forces held an official parade during the ceremony.
From then on the Brazilian forces held only the besieged cities of Colonia and Montevideo.
The well-fortified German forces held the Canadian forces that did land on the beach.
On 5 November, the Coalition forces held a successful rearguard action in Amstetten.

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