Below you will find example sentences with "hold onto". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Hold Onto in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: onto
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.1 words

Words in this phrase

hold onto

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • hold can mean: To grasp or grip. Common word
  • onto can mean: Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement). Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

governor would hold onto money despite 2× able to hold onto its roadside 1× and to hold onto rose 1× attention and hold onto it for 1× battle to hold onto midfielder leighton 1× can ethan hold onto all that 1× chance to hold onto the title 1× choose to hold onto their stocks 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he didn t 2× a hard choice 1× aberdeen could face 1× another user might 1× bathurst was still 1× biochar particles are 1×

Common sentence endings:

state of disrepair 2× a market selloff 1× ball too long 1× challenger comes along 1× hold onto rose 1× hold sentimental value 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

ball 3× long 3× doesn 2× wear 2× lot 2× value 2× didn 2× too 2× heartless 2× governor 2× money 2× despite 2×

Related phrases

assigned hold issued hold given hold hold rating directly onto loaded onto burst onto projected onto left onto

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around onto:

directly onto 6× burst onto 5× projected onto 5× left onto 4×

Just before it in the phrase index:

hockey team hockey stanley hockey players hockey league hockey game hockey federation

Just after it in the phrase index:

hold rating holding company holding steady holdings channel holdings corp holdings inc

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

hold rating

Same ending:

directly onto loaded onto burst onto projected onto left onto

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "hold onto" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as governor would hold onto money despite, able to hold onto its roadside, ball, long and doesn stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with assigned hold, issued hold, given hold, directly onto, burst onto and projected onto, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with hold onto

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Everyone wanted to hold onto the ledge. (7 words)

He didn’t hold onto the ball too long. (9 words)

Bathurst was still able to hold onto its roadside service. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

And so, even the was of benefit to Avraham because it granted his wish that the Jews would eternally be forgiven for their sins, that they would survive as a nation, and that they would hold onto Eretz Yisrael for as long as possible. (44 words)

Escobar could easily show up at NXT Deadline and cost Lee the title to continue putting him over as a heel, giving Dom a chance to hold onto the title until the next NXT Challenger comes along. (37 words)

There’s nothing here to hold onto, because she doesn’t have childhood trauma and she doesn’t have all these things that I normally latch onto and then build off. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

I want so badly to keep holding onto you guys and to hold onto Rose.

There’s nothing here to hold onto, because she doesn’t have childhood trauma and she doesn’t have all these things that I normally latch onto and then build off.

In one clip, the birthday girl could be seen climbing on top of Kourtney as she grabbed hold onto Kendall's hoodie and dragged her onto the corner sofa.

Many of us hold onto clothes not because we’re going to wear them a lot but because we used to wear them a lot, and they hold sentimental value.

He didn’t hold the ball too long, and the hit came at a point when there was no way he could hold onto the ball.

The goal you should fix in mind is to get hold of your listeners’ attention and hold onto it for the whole performance.

Aberdeen could face a battle to hold onto midfielder Leighton Clarkson.

According to him, only a “heartless governor” would hold onto money despite hungry schoolchildren and roads and clinics in a state of disrepair.

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According to him, only a “heartless governor” would hold onto money despite hungry schoolchildren, and roads and clinics in a state of disrepair.

A hard choice must be made, can Ethan hold onto all that he holds dear or will this mission be the one where he loses it all.

And so, even the was of benefit to Avraham because it granted his wish that the Jews would eternally be forgiven for their sins, that they would survive as a nation, and that they would hold onto Eretz Yisrael for as long as possible.

Another user might send an important link or piece of information, for instance, that the recipient wants to hold onto for longer.

Bathurst was still able to hold onto its roadside service.

Biochar particles are incredibly porous, creating nooks and crannies that hold onto excess nutrients, water, and microbes.

But I really do think that universalism is something to try to hold onto.

But, unfortunately, Tom's foundation of hatred was already established, and he would hold onto the wounds he developed for the rest of his life.

Escobar could easily show up at NXT Deadline and cost Lee the title to continue putting him over as a heel, giving Dom a chance to hold onto the title until the next NXT Challenger comes along.

Everyone wanted to hold onto the ledge.

Furthermore, dividend investors also focus on value and may choose to hold onto their stocks during a market selloff.

He didn’t hold onto the ball too long.

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