Sentence examples for hold up a while from inspiring English sources

"We hope these old rigs hold up a while longer," said UNICEF's van Gerpen.

My photographer was held up a while longer.

In one drawing, a judge holds up a scorecard while a diver stands on a diving board.

At one stage, he required two helpers to hold up a keyboard while he performed a song by Daniel Johnston.

Contour realizes that you want bragging rights for your extreme adventures, but that you can't exactly hold up a camcorder while shredding that awesome wave, or hitting that massive jump on the ski slope.

Imagine if your entire job was to hold up a light while people filmed Clint Eastwood's daughter trying to critique the artistic equivalent of internet stock photos.

Buchanan's chorus features her sitting on a staircase; during this part, a child holds up a sign reading "short" while a woman carries a sign saying "loneliness".

A Navy SEAL used his massive body to hold up a supporting wall while the sergeant major and five buddies tunneled their way to the closet, using their wet T-shirts as masks against the smoke.

In it Anderson, an Arab American, is seen kissing her Israeli boyfriend while holding up a piece of paper that reads "Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies".

Ricky holds up an oversize red lipstick while Nicki looks confused.

We need books that hold up a mirror and ask hard questions, while providing a framework for understanding how we got here.