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Example sentences for "still holding"

  • So I callated," he cried, still holding Wetherell's hand in a mild, but persuasive grip.

  • The gentleman from Suffolk, still holding on to his beard, pitched in without preamble.

  • He read it, and he read it again, and finally he walked over to the window, still holding it in his hand.

  • Still holding Nounce's hand, she went round to the front of the house.

  • The hinges yielded in their turn and fell, still holding in their grasp fragments of the wood, and the chest was open.

  • Selim, still holding in his hand the lighted match, walked towards the opening in the cavern, and, aided by the faint light which streamed in through the mouth of the cave, picked up the token.

  • The countess placed herself before Monte Cristo, still holding in her hand a portion of the perfumed grapes.

  • Mrs. McFee, still holding mask, snorts and withdraws a step from group.

  • Still holding her by one arm, he tries to lift mask.

  • Vanderlip and Freda in consternation, he still holding her.

  • Dred, still holding Jack by the arm, looked around for a brief moment, then he elbowed his way through the crowd toward the other end of the room, almost dragging Jack with him.

  • Dred, still holding Jack by the arm, led him up to the door of the house and into it.

  • In his softened mood, still holding Jack by the shoulder, he drew out his handkerchief and wiped his eyes and his face.

  • Still holding my hand, he looked full into my eyes.

  • We moved on for a few moments in absolute silence, he still holding my hand and guiding me up the rough path we followed.

  • Whether from pain or surprise, the man uttered a low cry; and as he drew back swiftly, still holding by the trunk of the tree, he perceived that Djalma had moved.

  • Bertrand stood like a rock, still holding her.

  • Bertrand went first, his hand stretched out behind him, still holding hers.

  • He looked straight down into her eyes, still holding her.

  • He sat, still holding Bertrand's wrist, his gaze upon the opposite wall.

  • She had her ungloved hand in his, and, still holding him, returned into the circle.

  • Up to April, 1920, the cure is still holding good.

  • In November the cure is still holding good.

  • Still holding to her own fatal conviction that the image in her mind of Oscar was the right one!

  • He now advanced a step towards Nugent, still holding to him his betrothed wife.

  • Still holding my arm, she stopped and spoke to him.

  • It had been decided that Mrs. Meredith should call at Prospect Hill as early as Tuesday, at least; and, still holding Anna's hand Miss Harcourt whispered to her the pleasure it would be to see her again.

  • You will think of us sometimes," he said, still holding Anna's hand.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "still holding" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    good dish; less differentiated; made worse; not wish; pale green; scientific discovery; shall become; special work; still alive; still another; still didn; still farther; still found; still kept; still larger; still life; still living; still loved; still others; still smiling; still speaking; still staring; still upon; still used; still visible; still water