How to Use hold firm in a Sentence

hold firm

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  • Many agents believe these rates will hold firm in 2024 or even dip down a bit.
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023
  • And how long can public opinion in the US and Europe hold firm?
    — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 8 Mar. 2022
  • No matter how hard Dortmund pressed for a higher fee, the men from Barcelona would hold firm.
    — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2021
  • What happens if the SEC decides to take a much harder line and hold firm at four teams for a playoff?
    — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
  • But new cars don't come easy these days, helping Stewart hold firm on prices and rake in bigger profits than in the past.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2021
  • Yet, George and similar mass, after centuries of warning, prove the roots hold firm.
    — Vivian D. Nixon, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2021
  • There have been movies starring big names who haven't even managed to open as expected, let alone hold firm for a second week.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • If both parties hold firm to those promises, the options going forward?
    — Lauren Fox, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Western weapons, many of which have been supplied by Washington, have been key in helping Ukraine to hold firm against the Russian advance.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Create a 90-degree elbow and shoulder position, and hold firm in this shape.
    — Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Now, as vaccination rates climb and film-release dates hold firm (for the moment), the industry appears ready to heal.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Try to hold firm in your desire and remember that taking care of your needs is essential to being a good partner.
    — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Many Bay Area students head back to school Monday, as school officials hold firm with in-person classes amid the omicron surge.
    — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The rubber grips hold firm to avoid slippage and the material is thin enough to actually hold the shape of the dish while preventing heat transfer to your skin.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
  • That is why Garland should hold firm despite demands from some of the former President’s allies in Congress to see the affidavit.
    — Norman Eisen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Despite some early stumbles, the FDA has worked to hold firm on its timeline to following the science rather than succumbing to politics.
    — Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Officials say that’s likely to hold firm at least into January.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Jan. 2021
  • In large part, his strategy has been to look for commonalities over differences and to hold firm on compromise, whether pressure is coming from the right or the left.
    — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2023
  • As homebuyers grapple with near 7% mortgage rates and home prices continue to hold firm due to a lack of inventory, the picture is looking grim for those looking to buy a home.
    — USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • As homebuyers grapple with near 7% mortgage rates and home prices continue to hold firm due to a lack of inventory, the picture is looking grim for those looking to buy a home.
    — USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • People will remember the bold decision to hold firm and keep everyone employed.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • That date will apparently hold firm even after President Joe Biden called this week for states to reinstate or keep mask orders.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Republicans control every branch of Texas government and hold firm majorities in both the House and Senate.
    — Amy Gardner, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2021
  • Nazary said that with or without U.S. support, his people would hold firm to their tradition of resistance whatever happens.
    — NBC News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • But as unrest swelled across the country, members of the ruling coalition appeared to hold firm in support of the bill that would curtail the court’s power of judicial review over government actions and appoint.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • Assuming the same hard-line conservatives that demanded the rules be rewritten in the first place -- like how only one member can bring a vote to kick out a speaker -- hold firm, any changes will take bipartisan votes.
    — Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Smith giving the possibility of going with 10 scholarship guys was tongue-in-cheek, because no head coach at this level is going to willingly hold firm at 10.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2021
  • With the mixer running, gradually add 7 more tablespoons of sugar; continue beating until the egg whites hold firm peaks.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2020
  • In Congress, the reproductive health care policy has enough support to hold firm, despite Tuberville's opposition, leaving the protest with no end in sight because there is no formal pathway to eliminate it.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 28 July 2023
  • That’s because while potential sellers hold firm, buyers — some of whom would be first-time homeowners and don’t need to sell — have been more willing to follow traditional patterns and return after the winter holidays.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023

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