Examples of 'held my tongue' in a sentence
Meaning of "held my tongue"
Held my tongue: Describes the act of refraining from speaking or expressing one's thoughts or opinions. It suggests exercising self-control or restraint in a situation where one may want to voice their thoughts. This phrase is commonly used when someone chooses not to say something that might be considered inappropriate, hurtful, or unwise
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held my tongue
I held my tongue about the casino vote.
I only wish i would held my tongue.
I have held my tongue for days now.
I probably should have held my tongue.
I held my tongue and did not say anything.
I always held my tongue.
I held my tongue and spake nothing.
I have bitten my tongue and held my tongue for far too long.
I held my tongue for a few days.
I do not know why I have held my tongue.
I have held my tongue too long.
When you hung that fish on the wall I held my tongue.
I have held my tongue long enough.
I believed this campaign was a forlorn hope and yet I held my tongue.
I have held my tongue until now.
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And never told you how hurtful and destructive I have held my tongue.
I held my tongue and walked out.
I might as well have held my tongue about Rosanna and Mr.
I held my tongue but is was hard.
You think I should have held my tongue.
I even held my tongue when he went through that anime phase.
Perhaps I should have held my tongue.
I have held my tongue and done.
I fell down but I got right back up I held my tongue.
I have held my tongue every time you have been a wiseacre.
But for once I held my tongue.
The nurse held my tongue while the doctor cut a piece of my tongue out.
Do not worry I held my tongue.
I have held my tongue because i had not the heart to open your dear eyes.
But that's her father and I held my tongue.
I could not have held my tongue as much as you have.
I held my tongue because my husband is very well connected . Not love.
Had we been merely sold as slaves, I would have held my tongue.
I held my tongue Because my husband is very well connected.
It's not my views on the topic that I held my tongue about.
I held my tongue earlier when you asked me about this ERA.
As for the man in question if I held my tongue it 's because I had my reasons.
I held my tongue because my husband is very well-connected.
You verbally insulted me yesterday, and I held my tongue out of class.
I have held my tongue because I know your situation.
I have watched you day after day, and I have held my tongue.
And I have held my tongue on so many other issues.
When you hung that dreadful fish on the wall, I held my tongue.
And I held my tongue at the wedding.
Although I was angry at the man for his rudeness, I held my tongue.
So I held my tongue and observed.
If I would known that this morning, I would have held my tongue.
I should have held my tongue and-and waited.
Even though I thought what you were doing was pretty disgusting . I held my tongue.
I held my tongue about the casino vote . Not this time.
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