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.
  • Speaking of the Lightning port, that’s another holdover from the iPads of old.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Newton came to camp as the holdover, the starter, the veteran with media-guide pages full of accolades and achievements.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2021
  • In terms of calendar age, 27-year-old Derrick White is the oldest holdover from last year’s roster.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The Lofts reclaims an old masonry holdover that hangs out awkwardly with the new kids and provides a brushstroke of nostalgia.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Last week, the film grossed $21.7 million, a strong holdover after a summer movie season marked by the Delta variant surge and precipitous week-to-week drops at the box office.
    — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2021
  • There are holdover items from previous hearings as well as the petition for Jamie’s suspension or removal that not only preceded it but also are less complicated issues.
    — Ashley Cullins, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vicki Adams, the highest-ranking holdover from former Dist.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
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hold over

2 of 2 verb
  • Touch and hold over the text in the picture, and the grab points will appear around it.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
  • 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 discussions, which began Tuesday and were expected to be held over three days, are focused on a framework that would pause fighting for six weeks.
    — Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Unsuccessful votes were held over the years at some other nonunion plants as well, but many of the organizing efforts have never reached the point in which the union has filed for a vote.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Espinoza is accused of destroying the woman’s passport and demanding a nude photo of her daughter to hold over her as blackmail during the abuse.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • ChangePoint Church is one of the largest churches in Anchorage and can hold over 1,000 people.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Aldean has been vocal about his feelings on vaccine mandates (which Tennessee does not have) and grievance fantasies that his hold over this country as a rich, straight white man is starting to slip.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The measures on the ballot weren’t even explicitly about defunding the police, and the city’s power to transform the department would have been limited in the face of the power the police hold over the city.
    — Molly Osberg, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The top 10% of households hold over 68% of the wealth in the U.S.
    — Marick Masters, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The policy is a key finger of the vice-like grip that private vehicles hold over U.S. cities.
    — Ciara Nugent, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Early debates are held over the summer, but campaigns kick into gear in the fall.
    — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2024
  • In total, these pages hold over 484 million pieces of data, from a lengthy synopsis of a movie to its exact run time.
    — WIRED, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The cleaning was part of a durational performance piece, held over three days, put on by three women artists.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The masses get to determine the winning song twice, once by its hold over that specific summer and again years later.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 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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