Examples of 'is holding out' in a sentence

Meaning of "is holding out"

is holding out: This phrase is often used to describe a situation where someone is waiting for something desired or expected to happen. It can also refer to refusing to give in or yield in a negotiation or conflict.

How to use "is holding out" in a sentence

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is holding out
One is holding out his open hands.
One of your homeboys is holding out on you.
Parsons is holding out his papal licence.
Looks like our luck is holding out.
He is holding out for a first place contender.
I think the pimp is holding out on us.
The boat is holding out thanks merely to its longitudinal structure.
And your boyfriend is holding out on us.
Science is holding out great hope and expectation.
I think the lawyer is holding out on us.
Dad is holding out hope.
Maybe our nightingale is holding out.
Our patient is holding out for noble reasons.
The standing figure second from the right is holding out a piece of paper.
The agent is holding out for final cut.

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It is not just the UAW that is holding out.
One of them is holding out on you.
He is holding out on me and he 's going to keep holding out on me.
And one guy is holding out.
Dupont is holding out for safe passage for his entire family.
There is one who is holding out.
Holland is holding out hope however.
Its best player is holding out.
Tom is holding out.
So does everyone who is holding out hope.
He is holding out.
Do not know why Bernie is holding out on us.
God is holding out His hand to you right now.
Your luck is holding out.
The IFP is holding out the prospect of the secession of KwaZulu Natal.
With her right hand she is holding out an olive branch.
The Moon is holding out on a number of mysteries that science has not solved.
She said that Baz is holding out on us.
The break is holding out in Zalla and contesting the sprint.
I get the feeling that the FBI is holding out on us.
But he still is holding out hope to return this season.
God does not want you to think that He is holding out a tin cup.
Explains why he is holding out for another four months.
If she is still alive it's because she is holding out.
Our luck is holding out.
I can not believe she told my mother she 's in love and is holding out on me.
Bowman is holding out.
It was just a slight problem . My heart is holding out.
My heart is holding out.
Is holding out the best move for the Global South?
France is holding out.
Why would you hold out? He is holding out.
So does everyone who is holding out hope that someday things will be different.
Only North Carolina is holding out.
Perhaps Stutman is holding out for help in finding a new home.

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