How to Use hole up in a Sentence

hole up

verb
Definition of hole upnext
Synonyms for hole upnext
  • Lindsey then holed up in the apartment for almost a full day.
    — NBC News, 15 June 2018
  • The suspect then holed up in a stairwell with a shotgun, Doty said.
    — CBS News, 4 July 2018
  • The pieces practically beg you to hole up at home, light a candle, and relax.
    — Emma Sarran Webster, Teen Vogue, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Many of students holed up here have masked their identities for protection.
    — Washington Post, 5 July 2018
  • And others hole up with a scary movie or join in harvest traditions such as corn mazes and bobbing for apples.
    — Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2018
  • Three gunmen were believed to be holed up inside the ministry, Hussein said as shooting could be heard in the background.
    — Washington Post, 7 July 2018
  • The latter is the most interesting option, especially for players who hole up in a bunker while waiting in the safe zone and want to scope out incoming threats.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2018
  • That's according to insiders on Thursday as Trump planned to hole up in his New Jersey golf resort to make a final decision.
    — Joshua Hafner, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018
  • But a tendency to hole up in a little nest of familiarity, when extrapolated to the political, becomes a dangerous way to live.
    — Thomas Harlander, Los Angeles Magazine, 20 June 2018
  • For each rose, dig a hole up to two feet around and deep.
    — Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2020
  • That house they’re holed up in might start to feel more like a prison.
    — Udonis Haslem, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • That means moms and dads hole up in the room for days, sometimes weeks.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2021
  • But the flick’s real star is the airport lounge where the swells hole up.
    — Barbara Peterson, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Eleanor spends most of her time holed up in her bedroom.
    — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
  • On the next play, Mostert cruised through a cavernous hole up the middle for a 10-yard score.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Think of Shaun of the Dead’s motley crew holed up in the Winchester pub.
    — Josh Wilbur, Wired, 29 Mar. 2020
  • This time Jaylen Jenkins received the kick at the Allen 7 and found a big hole up the middle.
    — Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2021
  • Retreat to the lake along with the rest of the Donner Party and hole up in those cabins.
    — Cody Cassidy, Wired, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Ewing phoned the apartment where the gunmen and hostages were holed up, and then yelled up the stairs at them.
    — Bob Goldsborough, latimes.com, 28 June 2019
  • The captain came to speak with Cox and other guests holed up in the ship’s Liquid Lounge.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Minor, burning a hole up the line, had already smacked the base.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
  • Stretching out the wait By the end of Monday, most of the Bay Area will have been holed up in their homes for two weeks.
    — Jason W. Lloren, SFChronicle.com, 30 Mar. 2020
  • They were holed up with strangers in a Matamoros hotel that felt much safer than the tent camps.
    — Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
  • Now some people will drink too much, drive too fast, or hole up and watch TV.
    — Florence Williams, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Some were holed up in a makeshift treehouse and on the roof of a single-story building in the park.
    — Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But on 3rd down, Cardwell sees a huge hole up the middle and he’s gone for the 34-yard touchdown run.
    — oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2021
  • At least one suspect was holed up in a local store, sources said.
    — NBC News, 10 Dec. 2019
  • After 10 days holed up in the Acropole, Mr. Pagoulatos and the others with him were out of food and water.
    — Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 16 June 2023
  • At least until Merit’s estranged grandfather (Harris) — holed up at the family’s lake house — needs help.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 18 June 2024
  • Sentsov, who shares a production credit, also assisted with the coloring and sound, holed up in a post-production studio in Kyiv during his rare breaks from the front.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 24 June 2024

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