Examples of 'took hold' in a sentence
Meaning of "took hold"
took hold: Refers to when something becomes popular or widely accepted
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- simple past tense of take hold
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took hold
A similar trend took hold in tertiary education.
Three times the knight took hold.
He took hold of my arm and swung me back.
Heavy manufacturing took hold in nearby cities.
It took hold of him as you can see.
Unconsciously my mom took hold of the chair.
He took hold of my hand and brought me on board.
False consciousness took hold of the proletariat.
One took hold of managing the household.
Aviation immediately took hold of his heart.
We took hold of it and he swung us to the shore.
My son quickly took hold of the menu.
It took hold and grew to significant proportions.
Of their teachings took hold in their lives.
He took hold of her hand in a reassuring manner.
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We were on exercise when this thing took hold.
When a passion took hold of him he was unbeatable.
There was always a panic that took hold of me.
He always took hold of my shoulder and told me.
I do not know if the fire took hold.
That fever took hold of your soul.
This irrational fear just took hold of me.
Then he took hold of her really hard.
Their sense of propriety took hold of them.
My wife took hold with both hands.
Well until the drugs took hold.
His hands took hold of the waistband.
The dominant genes probably took hold.
Janine then took hold of the ladder.
Took hold of his feet and worshiped him.
Then the appetite took hold of him.
She took hold of the band of my jeans.
Sometimes she took hold of my arm.
He took hold of it and gave it a firm squeeze.
And the dream took hold of him again.
I took hold of his long yellow hair.
Christianity took hold quickly there.
I took hold of one of her other breast.
The celebration took hold for two days.
He took hold of the edges of the mirror.
We think life first took hold in the rocks.
Fear took hold of him yet again.
Ambition and pride took hold of his heart.
He took hold of my stockings in his teeth and pulled.
That saying took hold of my mind.
I took hold of both and we ducked for cover.
But an idea took hold inside of me.
I took hold of it and continued my monologue.
The younger ones took hold of that idea.
Tom took hold of the doorknob and turned it.
