Sentence examples for holds back from inspiring English sources
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"holds back" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe someone who is not expressing something they feel, or to describe a situation where someone is preventing something from happening or moving forward. Example: She held back her tears as she said goodbye.
Dictionary
holds back
verb
Third person singular of hold back
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