Examples of 'struggled to hold' in a sentence

Meaning of "struggled to hold"

Struggled to hold: Attempting to maintain control or grasp onto something despite difficulties or challenges

How to use "struggled to hold" in a sentence

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struggled to hold
Henry struggled to hold his sprawling empire together.
Mourners attending the service struggled to hold back their tears.
I struggled to hold out like that in an empty house.
Unfortunately the club struggled to hold down a regular coach.
She struggled to hold back tears as she talked about it.
His positioning in the air was poor and he struggled to hold a good landing pattern.
The boy struggled to hold back his tears.
Dysentery and malaria swept through the marines as they struggled to hold their position.
Both teams struggled to hold onto the ball.
The waves were tossing me viciously to and fro as I struggled to hold my breath.
He has struggled to hold down a job.
Fighting continued throughout the day and the Canadians struggled to hold their position.
They have struggled to hold leads.
Struggled to hold the ball up and lacked confidence in front of goal.
I had to quit university and I struggled to hold down a retail job.

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He struggled to hold on to one while getting control of the other.
For several days the Panzers struggled to hold back the advancing Russians.
I struggled to hold in all the tears and emotion that I had stuffed for twelve years.
In her arms, she struggled to hold something heavy.
Throughout the entire performance, both of them struggled to hold back tears.
At times I struggled to hold on in the fast sections.
In a world filled with fear and desire, they struggled to hold onto their ideals.
Today, he struggled to hold back tears on stage.
A talented craftsman, joe bird struggled to hold steady jobs.
She struggled to hold onto consciousness, but it felt like sand slipping between her fingers.
The couple would have struggled to hold this pose any longer!
He struggled to hold a place in the Rangers team and he returned to Rosenborg in 2000.
She moved back with her mom, who has struggled to hold onto housing.
You have struggled to hold off Hordak 's paltry troops for years.
Tangning already prepared herself for this moment, but still struggled to hold back the humiliation.
So, I struggled to hold out in the empty house until the new owners arrived.
All across Europe, life struggled to hold on.
Heath struggled to hold down a first-team place due to the form of Damien Reeves.
Still plagued with internal strife, Kanem struggled to hold itself together.
To date, AMD has struggled to hold its ground against mighty Intel.
As you perched cautiously on the edge of the sofa, I struggled to hold it together.
Due to heavy drinking, he struggled to hold on to permanent work for too long.
As Hal tried to cope with the news, Alice struggled to hold back her tears.
On Friday, Kirkland struggled to hold back tears as she described Kaia 's ordeal to WKMG.
Hanka Kupfernagel struggled to hold on to 11th.
On Friday, Kirkland struggled to hold back her tears while describing Kaya 's test at WKMG.
She said, “ Sorry ” and struggled to hold back her tears.
I am sorry, Mr. Park . I struggled to hold out like that in an empty house.

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