Examples of 'should have held' in a sentence

Meaning of "should have held"

Should have held is used to express regret or disappointment about something that was expected to happen but didn't occur. It implies that there was an anticipation or requirement for the event to take place

How to use "should have held" in a sentence

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should have held
I never should have held you back.
If you were going to hold it in you should have held in more.
I should have held out for more.
These stitches should have held.
He should have held that shot longer.
He always felt he should have held onto those.
I should have held back a little bit.
It looks like we should have held on.
You should have held your heart.
The magnetosphere should have held.
You should have held on to your woman.
It is the college that should have held its ground.
We should have held onto him better.
Push away the ones you should have held close.
I should have held on to you more tightly.

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He added that previous presidents should have held such talks.
Probably should have held on to that gun.
Even if you had to squeeze it, you should have held it in.
We should have held him back a year.
You wrote in an article that the Pope should have held these days in Somalia.
I should have held onto you better.
I think the President should have held it in the Senate.
Should have held off on the apps.
That lava pit should have held you forever.
Should have held her from day one.
You think I should have held my tongue.
Should have held out for a private jet.
Before marriage, you should have held it in somehow.
I should have held out for a lot more.
Remember when you should have held on to your axe?
Should have held true to your own ideals.
You know, the shell should have held up even at this depth.
Should have held heart pills.
Bottom line for me is, you guys should have held that ship.
They should have held their fire.
I understand why you took his side, but you should have held it in.
You should have held the lawyer off.
The slit that those cushions made should have held a ring, but it did not.
You should have held back.
What is the price for betraying those you should have held most dear?
I think we should have held out for professional.
In accordance with our previous practice, we should have held two votes this evening.
You should have held onto your woman.
You understand? You should have held me tight.
I should have held you more.
I am terribly sorry . We should have held onto him better.
We should have held our ground.
I wanted to go down with my foot, but I should have held my hand.
You should have held out.
Who helped you? That lava pit should have held you forever.

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