It was the crumpled letter, which Ethelyn had accidentally drawn from her dress pocket with the handkerchief she held in her hand when she sat down by Richard.
She did respect him in spite of his vulgarism; nor was she unconscious of the position which, as his wife, she held.
Mrs. Van Buren could go far beyond her sister in abusing Richard, but when it came to a sacrifice of her own comfort and pleasure, she held back.
She held up a noble child about a year old, for him to look at.
They followed the slow grace of her arms and hands--it was, indeed, as if she held them in the hollow of her hand.
She held it there steadfast though she was conscious of Genevieve, undaunted, urging Arthur to throw another wad.
She held it on her knees and fed it on spring flowers.
She held up her lips, and after a second's hesitation he kissed her.
She held up her hands, and he drew her to her feet.
She held up a forlorn looking sock to his amused gaze.
She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
She caught Blanche in her arms, she held Blanche to her bosom with a fierce energy.
She held up her hand for silence, and listened to what was going forward on the lawn.
She held up the slate; and the words were these: 'Tell me how he served you, did he knock you down?
She held my hand between hers, and at each favourable word gave it a little caressing stroke.
A certain petrifying influence accompanied and surrounded her: without passion, noise, or violence, she held them in check as a breezeless frost-air might still a brawling stream.
She held in her hand a little wreath that appeared to be made of dried grass, and she was breaking it in pieces.
I found her seated calmly before her toilette-table, covered with jewels; she held in her hand a piece of red crepe which she passed gently over her cheeks.
She held in her left hand a little box of white wood which she looked at from time to time and trembled.
She held my hand in hers; I kissed her; our lips met in loving union, and after the cruel scene through which she had passed, she slept smilingly on my heart as on the first day.
She held up her head now; her lighted eyes more triumphantly rested; she was finding, she was following her way.
She held it out to him with a smile, supremely careless and uplifted.
Trixy's eyes gradually brightened, and her color came back; she held him a willing captive by her side all the evening through.
She held a glass of iced champagne to the white lips.
She struggled with them fiercely; she held me more and more firmly.
It could only end, if she held firm, in an exchanging of hard words and bitter accusations on both sides.
The hysterical passion swelled in her bosom--her quickened convulsive breathing almost beat on my face, as she held me back at the door.
And, taking from the table at her side a tall crystal chalice fashioned in the form of a lily set on a golden stem, she held it up toward him.
With the utterance of the last word, she gave him the glittering cup she held.
And to drive home this application of her theme, she held up a warning finger.
Between the thumb and forefinger of an ungloved fair right hand, she held up a silver lira.
She held out a small hand, which, in his sudden pleasure, Fenwick grasped more cordially than was necessary.
She held up a telegram, doubtfully--yet with an evident curiosity and excitement in her look.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "she held" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
