Examples of 'they held up' in a sentence

Meaning of "they held up"

they held up: A phrase indicating an action where individuals or a group delayed someone or something, often by force or threat. It is commonly used in the context of robberies or unexpected delays

How to use "they held up" in a sentence

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they held up
They held up a bank and a clothing store.
I too am curious about how they held up.
They held up their hands in horror at the.
Mothers sobbed as they held up photos of their children.
They held up our main office this morning.
This is the supermarket they held up.
I believe they held up their part of the bargain.
I was on the stage they held up.
They held up their phones and took photos.
I was out with some friends and they held up a liquor store.
They held up our studio time.
Disciplinary action is not being taken because they held up posters and banners.
And they held up their end of the bargain.
Steel parts appeared around the broom and pen they held up.
They held up two fingers in the sign of peace.

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Tell him that bunk about the ship they held up and scuttled.
They held up a stage yesterday.
US forces were tested then but they held up well.
They held up the stage.
And by accident they held up two yachts!
They held up the bank.
I checked their backgrounds, and they held up.
How they held up this armored car full of cash.
How can you oppress someone because they held up a flag?
But they held up heroically.
Is that what they called it when they held up the signs?
They held up surprisingly well for the price paid.
No, he took that retard of a brother and they held up cops, dirty cops!
They held up a stagecoach.
Tell me what happened . - They held up the bank.
They held up signs that represented their current childhood epidemics.
I had not seen those for 40 years, and I thought they held up pretty good.
They held up.
Yes . I checked their backgrounds, and they held up.
They held up large banners with red characters and a white background.
You mean… they spoke? No, they held up four fingers.
They held up their regions only with tenacity and courage for almost a year.
Tell me what happened . - They held up the bank . That 's what happened.
They held up the Americans all day.
This is what they held up in front of Nate in that video.
They held up his hands so Israel would prevail over Amalek.
Two kids, they held up two social clubs.
They held up footage of Aung San Suu Kyi to demand her launch.
Instead, they held up lofty words.
They held up the guards, stole their weapons and stopped a cab.
But the ideals they held up for themselves, they denied others . ”.
They held up their end of the bargain, so I am holding up mine.
It 's the market . They held up the market . sirens wailing.
They held up photographs of the victims and signs that said, “ You should be embarrassed.
Together they held up a part of the temple 's massive roof.

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