Sentence examples for held for a time from inspiring English sources

The fortress held for a time.

And it held for a time – deep into the second period, in fact.

They were held for a time in a federal high security prison hundreds of kilometers from Aquila.

Although held for a time, Ammon with its capital, Rabbath Ammon (modern Amman), regained independence on the death of David (c. 960 bc).

Often precipitation runs off along the surface back to the ocean, but it can be held for a time in lakes.

In this way, the two-party system held, for a time: whatever name the ex-Whigs chose, voters in Kentucky understood quite well that they were formidable rivals with the Democrats, regardless of the collapse of Whiggery elsewhere.

After any workouts spend a considerable amount of time doing some long static stretches (stretches that are held for a long time).

In 540 Antioch was conquered and held for a short time by Khosrow.

There are a number of shots in Sicario that are held for a long time.

They are afraid of being tortured, of being held for a long time.

The growth of PEDOT multi-layers was observed when the potential was held for a longer time.