Examples of 'held water' in a sentence

Meaning of "held water"

held water: to be valid or reasonable, to stand up to scrutiny
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  • simple past tense and past participle of hold water

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held water
Privately held water rights and permits.
Quite frankly i did not think it held water.
The moss held water like a sponge.
Some parts of the old riverbed still held water.
None has held water.
They then conducted their own survey to determine whether their findings held water.
Deep wells that held water throughout the year.
Held water ski shows all across Sweden.
This device removes physically held water by using vacuum.
Vessel C held water into which any vented oxygen flowed.
Some claims held water.
Who had held water in the hollow of his hands?
A large cistern in the living quarters held water for the castle.
Rani Pokhari held water for 350 years although there were no engineers at that time.
Fatima washed off the blood while Ali held water.

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It is one of the few publicly held water utilities in the United States.
And we talked about other possibilities, but none of them really held water.
It is by far the best hand held water bottle I have ever used.
So over time, you will end up with an empty pan that once held water.
This sill is high enough to have held water over the above-mentioned silts and clays.
Even though I knew not held water.
Cistern, now an Antiquarium, held water for use by the people of the town.
So when emme told me her story, quite frankly I did not think it held water.
Look, even if this theory of yours held water no one 's gonna believe it.
I approved his thesis . Even though I knew not held water.
Hand Held Water Bottle - manufacturer, factory, supplier from China.
We are told that there were 6 stone jars that held water for ritual cleaning.
Hebes Chasma, a large enclosed valley, may have once held water.
Mr Sack, if your argument held water here at home?
Herbes Chasma, a large enclosed valley, may have once held water.
Though dry now, this area has obviously held water in the past.
Julian tells me exactly, you know, on the map, Here 's a cistern where they held water.
Quite frankly, I didn't think it held water.
Herbes Chasma and hydrated deposits = = Herbes Chasma, a large enclosed valley, may have once held water.

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