Examples of 'held the city' in a sentence
Meaning of "held the city"
Held the city: Past tense of 'hold the city,' describing the act of maintaining control or power over a city or its inhabitants. ~ Context: 'The revolutionary army held the city for three days before retreating' explains the temporary dominance over the urban area
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held the city
And held the city for ransom.
Several lords and barons held the city in this period.
I held the city underneath my thumb once before and will again.
Has one man held the city hostage.
Not since the serial killer Ringmaster Jesus has one man held the city hostage.
The company owners held the city administration accountable for delaying payments.
After a time the Ambraciots expelled the Argives and held the city themselves.
Thank God you held the city together so that.
Several Lords and Barons held the city.
They held the city under martial law for the duration of the Civil War.
A criminal mastermind called OverLord held the city in his terrifying grip.
Thank God you held the city together so that this blessed event could take place.
He also attacked Tomboctou, though he held the city only briefly.
He held the city of San Francisco in fear.
Local Albanians, backed by the Ottoman government, held the city and refused to surrender it.
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He held the city for four months against Agha Mohammad Khan and a large army.
A moment later, I would have pulled the trigger, and we might have held the city.
For four days they held the city of Rio de Janeiro under siege.
Constantine 's enemy, the emperor Maxentius, held the city of Rome.
The English held the city for 16 months and defeated several attempts to expel them.
During the Christian Reconquest, the Moors held the city against repeated Spanish attacks.
Venice held the city until it was captured by the Ottomans in 1430.
During the Civil War, the Union Army held the city for approximately three years.
The Ottomans held the city until Montenegro captured it in April 1913, after a six-month siege.
Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have held the city hostage with gunfire and bombings for 60 hours.
These men held the city for Ali until the latter 's death in 661.
Jerusalem was widely held the city of seven hills even before Saturnia ( Rome ).
The Romans held the city until 253 AD, when Persian Sassanids took the city.
The largely Australian defenders held the city for 250 days before being relieved by British forces.
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Regular meetings were held in all the sectors
Was held up this morning shortly after opening
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