He held himself to be a gentleman at heart, and did not like courting an old fellow for his money.
He had felt no bond beforehand to this woman who had spoiled the ideal treasure of his life, and he held himself blameless.
He held himself to be, with some private scholarly reservations, a believing Christian, as to estimates of the present and hopes of the future.
And Brander knew it; so that while he boiled with anger and disgust, he held himself in check, and tried to consider what should be done.
He fought against this, held himself in check; and she saw only that he was morose and still and that he avoided her eye.
But he gave no sign; he never relaxed the grip in which he held himself.
With an immense effort he held himself rigid, his fists clenched so tightly at his side they hurt.
He felt the strength in her fingers, the softness of her palm, and wanted to take her in his arms, but he held himself in check.
His stomach clenched, but he held himself rigid, expressionless.
Feeling pulled in two directions, he held himself to the friar's slow, thoughtful pace as they approached the cathedral.
Wherefore he held himself to be greatly shamed by him, and sought to avenge himself by this treachery.
Terry had first call on all his leisure--not that she availed herself of it very often; nevertheless, he held himself in readiness to break every engagement for her.
He held himself erect as if prepared for an affront.
He held himself upright to the air and sun, his body shining white and splendid against the background of foliage, the joy of life in every muscle, in every firm and graceful line.
He held himself motionless so that no movement of his should rouse his companion from her seeming abstraction.
He held himself as he had always longed to hold himself--as the master, as the more than equal.
He could not answer that He was Elias if He held Himself to be the Messiah; on the other hand He could not, and would not, disclose to him, and still less to the messengers and the listening multitude, the secret of His Messiahship.
His conception of the Messiahship was therefore fully formed when He began to teach in Capernaum; but He did not allow the people to see that He held Himself to be the Messiah until His triumphal entry.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "held himself" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
