Examples of 'held up' in a sentence
Meaning of "held up"
The phrase 'held up' can have different meanings depending on the context. It can refer to someone being delayed or hindered, usually in terms of progress, travel, or movement. It can also mean bearing up or enduring something challenging or difficult. Additionally, 'held up' can describe a situation where someone is robbed or threatened with a weapon
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- simple past tense and past participle of hold up
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Was held up this morning shortly after opening.
One of my guys got held up by a couple junkies.
You held up your end of the agreement.
Because they have held up our businesses.
Juma held up his part of the bargain.
The jewels van was held up in the daytime.
He was held up and killed at his place of business.
Your greatest enemies were held up as heroes to be revered.
You held up your end of the bargain.
And nobody gets held up twice in a row.
Was held up by a fat bearded man in a red suit.
You have not held up well at all.
He held up a blank sheet of paper and said.
Our goods were being held up by your customs earlier.
Held up in customs due to old pot in pocket.
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My wife never held up a show in her life.
We need a signal in case one of us gets held up.
We have held up our end of the deal.
It was like his pants were being held up by his nipples.
You held up your end of the deal.
Even the rats held up under fire.
I am held up by all the parts working as one.
My friend has been held up with the fog.
We were held up by a red dog with yellow eyes.
A family like yours should be held up as an example.
It has not held up in any of the primaries.
But the investigation keeps getting held up.
Frank got held up at the golf course.
Exports from the region held up slightly.
You have held up pretty well yourself.
It was you that really held up the shoot.
I got held up with our general counsel.
And some of us got held up talking to him.
You held up your end of this bargain.
He said he was late because he was held up at the gym.
And he held up the flap of the bar.
We are not some village troupe to be held up by bandits.
You would held up well with him.
I do not know if it would have held up in court.
They held up a bank and a clothing store.
Nobody wants this firm held up to ridicule.
I was held up for an hour and a half by an accident.
But a car accident held up the traffic.
Then held up a post office and escaped.
The crowds are gathering and my motor was held up.
Maybe your wife was held up by something important.
He held up a petrol station with a replica gun.
Must have got held up in the traffic.
He held up like a man and stayed here.
I do not want to see it held up any further.
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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
