Examples of 'held me back' in a sentence

Meaning of "held me back"

Held me back means to hinder or prevent someone from making progress or moving forward in their endeavors

How to use "held me back" in a sentence

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held me back
You have held me back long enough.
A few jolly japes never held me back.
And you held me back from her.
Those fellas are lucky you held me back.
That held me back and messed up my life.
It was something that held me back from competing.
I was in an abusive relationship that held me back.
Fear of failure held me back for so long.
I was ready to let go of everything that held me back.
My weight held me back from doing so many things.
And that has always held me back.
You held me back and transferred me.
Fear of rejection held me back for so long.
No unnecessary sense of belonging held me back.
My fears have held me back in the past.

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Nothing on earth could have held me back.
Financially it held me back for a few years.
For years that mindset held me back.
This name has held me back my entire life.
But shame or fear have held me back.
You done held me back long enough.
I overcame the fears that held me back.
Those things held me back from you.
This hurt my confidence and held me back.
Something always held me back or stood in the way.
Something stronger than me held me back.
How they have held me back these many months.
But something always held me back.
And pride held me back from making things right.
It has never confused me or held me back.
Chasing you has held me back for too long.
I learned over time that this held me back.
Has not held me back.
It was like there was something inside me that held me back.
The nurse held me back.
It has held me back a little in terms of my approach to the matter.
I am not sure what held me back.
Hank held me back.
Your father never held me back.
Mark held me back.
Everything you ever did held me back.
Oska held me back.
And yet something held me back.
Being introverted held me back a lot in the early years of my entrepreneurial career.
You have always held me back.
He held me back.
You have not held me back.
That helped me to overcome certain difficulties that could have held me back.
The only thing that held me back is the.
I was about to go to the office but various reasons and considerations held me back.

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