hold together
phrasal verb
held together; holding together; holds together
1
: to stay joined together or in one piece
The empire held together for many decades.
2
: to cause (something) to stay joined together or in one piece
The coach hopes to hold the team together for at least one more season.
The box was held together by a strong glue.
Examples of hold together in a Sentence
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The whole thing sometimes feels like a skit show that just barely holds together until the filmmakers and cast bring it all home for a terrific climactic closure, in which all the buzzwords and banalities get to be rolled up into one triumphant speech shouted into the void as world burns.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
In writing about the ways folks hold together during difficult times, Trías untangles the myths and realities of resilience.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Almost a century ago, the Swiss astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky described a galaxy cluster that appeared to rotate too fast to be held together by its visible mass.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 7 May 2024
The film is purposely disjointed, jumping around chronologically, but it is held together by Ms. Jones’s simmering performance.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 4 May 2024
This is a quiet book with definite plot holes, but the story held together well enough to keep me reading.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 3 May 2024
The story is held together by the force of attraction that binds Colt and Jody even as circumstances conspire to keep them apart, and Leitch finds witty methods of heightening both the attraction and the distance.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
At this point in the film, Tashi reconnects with Art and agrees to become his coach, ushering them into a tennis power-couple partnership held together by fame and sponsorship deals.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2024
Angry Republicans called for several votes to delay the inevitable final outcome, but none of them passed as Democrats and three Independents held together.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
In writing about the ways folks hold together during difficult times, Trías untangles the myths and realities of resilience.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Almost a century ago, the Swiss astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky described a galaxy cluster that appeared to rotate too fast to be held together by its visible mass.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 7 May 2024
The film is purposely disjointed, jumping around chronologically, but it is held together by Ms. Jones’s simmering performance.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 4 May 2024
This is a quiet book with definite plot holes, but the story held together well enough to keep me reading.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 3 May 2024
The story is held together by the force of attraction that binds Colt and Jody even as circumstances conspire to keep them apart, and Leitch finds witty methods of heightening both the attraction and the distance.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
At this point in the film, Tashi reconnects with Art and agrees to become his coach, ushering them into a tennis power-couple partnership held together by fame and sponsorship deals.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2024
Angry Republicans called for several votes to delay the inevitable final outcome, but none of them passed as Democrats and three Independents held together.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Hold together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20together. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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