Examples of 'held their ground' in a sentence
Meaning of "held their ground"
Held their ground: Refers to maintaining a position or opinion firmly, especially in the face of opposition or disagreement
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held their ground
The authorities held their ground.
They have held their ground for a decade with antique weapons and homemade guns.
But the other moms held their ground.
His men held their ground in defensive roles at Antietam and Fredericksburg.
The natives held their ground.
The feared counterattack never came and the Marines held their ground.
My men held their ground well.
But elsewhere the Americans held their ground.
The Filipinos held their ground and opened fire.
The paratroopers fought back three savage German assaults and held their ground until relieved.
They had held their ground.
The Burmese met the invaders at Kaungton near Bhamo and held their ground.
Supporters held their ground.
Against very strong forces, the marines held their ground.
The Mexicans held their ground and drove the French back.
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The American troops held their ground.
The Filipinos held their ground and were able to repulse the Chinese attack.
Only the horsemen of Mázandarán held their ground and refused to flee.
The protesters faced brutal attacks from police and security forces, but they held their ground.
Eventually, the Bengals held their ground and won.
My men held their ground well, so I sent my horses at his right flank.
For better or worse, it was there that they held their ground.
Steadfastly, Facebook held their ground and refuse to allow such a feature to be implemented.
The authorities tried to stall, but the vets determinedly held their ground.
The Canadians were outnumbered, but held their ground and forced the Americans to retreat.
Then the Swedish ambassador, but the organizers held their ground.
At this position, the Norwegians held their ground and inflicted fatalities on the attacking force.
Despite all this, the Chinese held their ground.
The Carthaginians held their ground in a stalemate for a while, and even pushed back a Roman legion.
Did they not see the surge in sales as they held their ground against hate?
The Métis had held their ground and Middleton 's advance was stopped.
Unlike previous raids, however, this time the crowds held their ground and refused to disperse.
Iraqi Kurds, including those trained by Canadian soldiers, have held their ground.
The Regina Rifles held their ground and the 1st Battalion fell back.
All night long, the Americans held their ground.
The Americans withdrew to Harlem, where they skirmished the next day, but held their ground.
The brave 7th held their ground.
Despite numerous attempts to throw the Glidermen off the mountain, the Americans held their ground.
These advances were difficult, the defenders held their ground and had to be overrun step-by-step.
The Prussian centre gave way under heavy French attack, but the flanks held their ground.
While Latin American banking operations held their ground in 2009, the domestic markets as a.
One of the company sergeant-majors took command, however, and the northerners held their ground.
Although despondent, the Germans held their ground grimly.
Still, our elite forces, selected by popular vote of the American people, held their ground.
So far, YPG fighters have held their ground.
Intractably, Sitting Bull and his people held their ground.
Defending deep in the forest, the 108th held their ground at first.
The city 's defenders, under attack by Abd al Qadir, held their ground.
Quinn, Jade, and the other members of the group held their ground.
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Ground levelling began the following day
The situation on the ground in my country is critical
Examples of using Held
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Regular meetings were held in all the sectors
Was held up this morning shortly after opening
Informal consultations are held prior to formal deliberations
