How to Use hole in a Sentence

hole

1 of 2 noun
Definition of holenext
Synonyms for holenext
  • He fixed the hole in the roof.
  • The dog dug a deep hole.
  • I have a hole in my sock.
  • She made a birdie on the seventh hole.
  • Her putt rolled right into the hole.
  • The course has 18 holes.
  • The star wore glasses and a plain white T-shirt with a small hole in the sleeve.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
  • There are few holes, on paper at least, among the starters.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Smith needed a strong tee shot on the next hole but didn’t get it.
    — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
  • The first Dutch doughnuts didn’t have a hole, but they were fried in hot oil and the dough was sweet.
    — Emily Smith, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • Then things turned sour on the 14th hole for the 33-year-old American golfer.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Each pot comes with a drainage hole and a chic metal stand.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Place the ends of the horizontal pencil in the side holes.
    — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Jiménez parred the par 5 sixth hole and then barely missed a birdie on the par 4 seventh.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2023
  • Several of them saw a gaping hole in the back of JFK's head.
    — Jacquelynn Lueth, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • In a stroke of luck, two seats were empty directly next to the spot where the gaping hole opened in the plane.
    — Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • O’Brien’s team cut eight large holes in the sea wall so seals and turtles could escape.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • As the name suggests, these holes move air through them as the fly dives to create bubbles.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
  • Yet one hole stands above the rest as the most challenging and rewarding to play.
    — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2023
  • There’s a dime-sized hole in a large street-level window.
    — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • Tape a piece of aluminum foil over that cut-out shape, then use a pin or thumbtack to poke a tiny hole in the foil.
    — Jesse Kirsch, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Punch holes on the sides of the lip for a string handle, and use a piece of plastic wrap and a wide rubber band to cover the open end.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023
  • When the rose is removed, another species of plant can grow well in the planting hole.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Make sure the shower head holes are fully immersed in the liquid.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2024
  • So will holes in the sidewalks that residents have tripped over.
    — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • And for spider bites, some say that the bite from a wind scorpion leaves a gaping, gangrenous hole all the way to the bone.
    — Jeremy Hillpot, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2023
  • Those on board described wind blowing through a gaping hole that showed the night sky and the city lights below.
    — Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Running back Jawhar Jordan found a hole on the left side of the field and took off for a 72-yard touchdown to cap off a two-play, 80-yard drive.
    — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Place the vanilla frosting in a piping or Ziploc bag (with a hole cut out of the corner); pipe on lines and laces.
    — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The frame consists of four square panels with a circular hole cut into the top.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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hole

2 of 2 verb
  • She holed a long putt for a birdie.
  • Fowler holed an 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 67.
    — Doug Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2018
  • With Cantlay in close, the Spaniard had to hole the chip to have any chance of a playoff.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021
  • The two friends appear to have been holed together for the past week.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2020
  • On 17, a par-5, Squires barely missed holing a chip from off the green.
    — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 1 July 2018
  • Jones got a couple of huge breaks on the back nine, holing out from 70 yards for a birdie on No.
    — Gary D'amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2017
  • Potter put a little more loft on his shot and holed it for a birdie and a two-shot lead.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Day holed a 6-foot birdie putt in the dark on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2018
  • No, holing yourself up in the basement to wrap gifts doesn't count.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 14 Dec. 2019
  • Kobe wasn't playing the toughest defense when Knowles took it to hole for a lay-up.
    — NBC News, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Spieth opened up at 3-over par in his first two holes, but holed the only birdie of the group through nine holes at the 18th.
    — Nick Schwartz, For The Win, 14 June 2018
  • On the 17th, Gifford nearly holed his bunker shot and Gachet lipped out for a bogey to leave the door open.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun-Sentinel.com, 21 Jan. 2018
  • The Canadian holed a bunker shot for eagle that carried him to a five-shot lead at the turn.
    — Scott Bell, Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Predicting where the sport goes from here is sort of like trying to hole a shot from the fairway.
    — Paul Newberry, ajc, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The other was the third round in 2001, when Woods holed a birdie putt from one end of the island green to the other and wound up winning the next day.
    — Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
  • But then Wise saved bogey by holing in from just off the green to finish his round three strokes off the lead.
    — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 5 May 2018
  • Ko followed up her lone bogey by holing a bunker shot for birdie on the par-4 11th.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • But this time around, Johnson failed to hole putts and went 0-3 in group play, thus failing to advance to the knockout rounds.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 24 Mar. 2018
  • Climb the pitons, scuba and snorkel, or simply hole yourself up in rooms with some of the most stunning views in the Caribbean.
    — David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Jan. 2018
  • The latest guys to get one are Hideki Matsuyama, who holed a pitch on the par-5 14th, and Ryan Sullivan, who did the same.
    — The Si Staff, SI.com, 13 June 2019
  • But hit lots of fairways and gave myself some really good birdies chances and holed them.
    — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Add a few handfuls of worm castings to hole but no other amendments.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Back to the 18th in the playoff, Hovland barely got onto the front of the green, some 60 feet away from the back pin, and two-putted by holing a seven-foot par putt.
    — Tom Canavan, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
  • Does Kirby Smart get pigeon-holed as a great recruiter who is viewed as just so-so game strategist?
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Save room for snacks too: the donut holes with miso caramel dipping sauce are a delightful sweet side to an after-dinner drink.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 29 June 2023
  • Johnson holed medium-length putts for birdies, a few nervy, short putts for par and picked up a bonus when his shot from a front bunker on the par-4 eighth rattled and rolled into the cup.
    — Doug Ferguson, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2018
  • Thankfully, for the most part, women are no longer pigeon-holed to these stereotypes.
    — NBC News, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Kizner sent the tournament to a playoff by holing a 94-foot chip for eagle on No.
    — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • After reaching the green in three shots, Woodland holed the putt and threw up his arms in celebration.
    — Brian Costa, WSJ, 16 June 2019
  • Apple is moving to hole-punch displays this year, but the notch replacement isn’t quite as clean as on Android phones.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022

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