Sentence examples for hold it still from inspiring English sources
To collect is to freeze the world in its tracks and hold it still.
His pitching was so good he used to tell his catchers, "All you gotta do is show me a glove and hold it still, I'll hit it".
On a back wall down the hall lit by a side glass door is the scroll of Mu Ch'i's great sumi painting, "Persimmons" The wind-weights hanging from the axles hold it still.
"The key to fishing is just hold it still and be patient," his mother told him, and he held a fishing pole out over a wooden dock and waited for a fish to bite.
Schulz lived with a condition called "essential tremor", which caused his hand to shake whenever he tried to hold it still; it's probably one of the most recognisable characteristics of his style.
"Sometimes I go to sleep and I pray to God, 'Please, I don't need to control the house, I just need to hold it still, just for a minute!' " In July 2001, Dr. Rott had a tiny income from her private practice and almost no savings; a portfolio studded with tech stocks had lost all but $10,000 of its value.
Soldiers chased a black-and-white bull, then roped each of its hooves and held it still.
He took a squalling baby by its heels and held it, still screaming, in front of an auditorium full of students.
After a wobble that lasted an eternity Perdue held it still above her head.
I levered the cherry until it was vertical and held it still with one hand, pretending it was rooted in the earth.
