How to Use holdover in a Sentence

holdover

1 of 2 noun
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  • He is the only holdover from their last championship team.
  • This policy is a holdover from the previous administration.
  • So – once again – Square Enix must release a holdover for fans.
    — George Yang, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Quinerly is one of the few holdovers from that game on either team.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Jose Altuve is a longtime fan favorite, and the lone holdover from the dismal days of the early 2010s.
    — Josh Criswell, Chron, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Speaking of the Lightning port, that’s another holdover from the iPads of old.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Region locking is just a crappy holdover from the DVD era.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Special assistant to the head coach James Schmeits is the lone holdover from Lansing's staff.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The strange holdover from the era of Bolshevik iconography.
    — James Lileks, Star Tribune, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The availability of one key holdover from last year is in question.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The sign on the door is not a holdover from some earlier stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Malone was the only holdover from the U.S. foursome that won this event at the 2019 World Championships.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Matthews belongs but is likely more of a practice-squad holdover.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2024
  • The new mayor saw the rapid transit loop as a holdover from the boss era, which ultimately led to the subway's demise.
    — The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2024
  • All these pieces complement the bird on her head — a holdover from the original story.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022
  • This is a holdover from the island's colonial-era past, prior to the purchase by the U.S. and its transition of power in 1917.
    — Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2022
  • Like the Tokyo Olympics, the tournament is a holdover from last summer, when it was called off because of the pandemic.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 July 2021
  • In fact, some of the deals listed below are holdovers from the retailer’s big Samsung 4K TV sale last week.
    — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Wilson would replace Shane Bowen, who is a holdover from coach Mike Vrbael’s staff.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The clients had asked that the space not be too girlie, and the wallcovering, a holdover from the suite’s life as guest quarters, worked as a neutral background.
    — Alison Van Houten, WSJ, 21 July 2021
  • The holdover was welcome news to residents of Church Street East, who asked for a delay during the meeting.
    — Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The few holdover players from last year have noticed the differences more than the many newcomers.
    — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Running backs coach Shaun Aguano served as interim coach and remained on staff, the lone holdover from the Edwards regime.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The stance is a holdover from the Trump White House, which first identified the strategic value of the machine and reached out to Dutch officials.
    — WSJ, 17 July 2021
  • Ortiz, Pedroia, and Lester formed the reliable holdover core.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
  • But Victor Caratini, the team's holdover backup, is off to a great start himself.
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Guard Lexie Brown, a key holdover from the end of the Fisher era, missed the majority of the season because of an illness.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The lone holdover from last year's coaching staff is Ben Wood, who came with Hurley from Buffalo.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Tight ends coach Stephen Field is the only holdover from last year’s assistant coaching staff.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The team’s pen was also among the best in baseball last year, but Hamilton and Holmes are the only true remaining holdovers at the moment.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2024
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hold over

2 of 2 verb
  • Obviously, all of that was put on hold over the last year.
    — Rachel King, Fortune, 6 June 2021
  • That pattern didn’t hold over the past decade but now seems to be resuming.
    — Mickey D. Levy and Michael D. Bordo, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2021
  • This is a sturdy, wooden toy chest that can hold over 240 pounds of toys.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Trump retains a powerful hold over the party’s policies.
    — Marjorie Hershey, The Conversation, 3 May 2021
  • Xinjiang is estimated to hold over 40% of China’s coal reserves.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 2 May 2021
  • Nagle thinks the center is consolidating its hold over politics.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 17 May 2021
  • Russia turned from consolidating its hold over Belarus to tightening the crackdown on internal dissent.
    — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 14 June 2021
  • The problem, which has been mounting for years, is increasingly acute as lawmakers and the public focus on the vast power social-media companies hold over the flow of information.
    — Kirsten Grind, WSJ, 4 May 2021
  • The top 10% of households hold over 68% of the wealth in the U.S.
    — Marick Masters, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Touch and hold over the text in the picture, and the grab points will appear around it.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
  • In the first clip, Wren was held over the basin as his full head of hair was washed.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • In the first clip, Wren is held over the basin as his full head of hair gets washed.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The king is hidden from view by a gold cloth held over the chair.
    — USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • The funds delivered each month will hold over into the next.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The Arab Spring forced Saleh out of office in 2012, even as the Houthis expanded their hold over the north.
    — Samanth Subramanian, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Our conference calls are held over video, and no one mentions the hole.
    — Simon Rich, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Live sessions are held over video, phone, or chat, and last 45 minutes.
    — Brittany Vargas, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Think: the sun’s hold over distant planets, or the journey light from far-off stars makes across the universe.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2022
  • With the deal hanging in the balance, Mr. Trump moved to strengthen his hold over Trump Media.
    — David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 21 May 2024
  • The large size can hold over 40mL of fluid, keeping you leak-free even on heavier flow days.
    — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
  • This year marks the first time Genius Week will be held over multiple evenings.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • That doesn’t mean letting go of what the person did to us, but in letting go of the power that person holds over us.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Horse racing is all about the Triple Crown, three races for 3-year-olds held over a five-week period.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Over 60% of tenants hold over at least one month after the expiration date of the lease.
    — Expert Panel, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
  • While every part of her wants to deny Andrea, she feels compelled to help free the boy from the prison-like grasp that Martín holds over him.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 May 2024
  • Their skin expands, allowing some of them to hold over 1,000 gallons at a time.
    — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The negative power that all this used to hold over me was rooted in silence.
    — Drew Petersen, Outside Online, 30 June 2021
  • That was before his Friday tweet that the $44 billion deal was now on hold over how many of the platform's accounts were spam or fake.
    — David Zurawik, CNN, 16 May 2022
  • One post involving the minor held over 3 million views on Tuesday.
    — Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
  • Informal chats between the leaders and senior officials of both sides to be held over tea and dinner later on Thursday are expected to be key to the two-day trip.
    — Guy Faulconbridge and Bernard Orr, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024

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