Examples of 'have held' in a sentence

Meaning of "have held"

have held: to possess, own, or maintain something over a period of time. This phrase is used to indicate the act of having or keeping something in one's possession or control

How to use "have held" in a sentence

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have held
I have held enough screaming babies to know.
I never should have held you back.
I have held this position for a decade.
You could not have held on to him.
I have held all this in for years.
Does not seem to have held you back.
You have held it in for a long time.
I should never have held him here.
I have held that axe up for ages.
But you must have held a grudge.
We have held up our end of the deal.
Probably should have held on to that gun.
I have held them at the last moment.
He might not have held that weapon.
I have held it when it was open like this.

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You should have held your heart.
I have held you in my arms a thousand times.
Men would have held the road.
I have held on to this for too long.
Lemansky may have held his tongue.
I have held him back long enough.
If only he could have held on to your mom.
We have held him six days now.
But you could have held hands.
They have held me close as dearest friend.
If his knees would have held out.
I think we have held them up long enough.
The repairs must not have held.
Because they have held up our businesses.
My patch job must not have held.
I think we have held fire long enough.
The roots of the tree have held it.
The groups have held further workshops.
Superman would not have held out.
I should have held out for more.
Some pieces of him must have held on.
He should have held that shot longer.
Those feet of yours must have held you up.
You have held up pretty well yourself.
Your father would have held a grudge.
You have held things back before.
I do not know if it would have held up in court.
Farmers have held protests about this.
My death would not have held meaning.
We have held many summits in the past.
No one would have held him on that.
We have held back because of the radiation.
China could never have held together.
I have held him here for you.
Most of these revocations have held up in court.

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