Sentence examples for holdup of from inspiring English sources

He has also taken part in the holdup of a hosiery store & a tavern.

In September 1924, caught in the foiled holdup of a Mooresville grocer, he served much of the next decade (1924 33) in Indiana state prisons.

Mr. Rice says the governor is retaliating for his holdup of Mr. Cerf by refusing to fill six judgeships in Essex County.

Senator Mike Lee of Utah would not be able to declare a blanket holdup of every pending nominee, in retaliation against President Obama's recent recess appointments.

The series of robberies began with the holdup of the rectory of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church in Bedford Stuyvesant on Dec. 20.

A Bronx man has been charged with murder and robbery in the Nov. 2 holdup of a crowded Manhattan poker club, the police said yesterday.

The New Yorker, October 23 , 1978P. 144 Early last month there were rumors that a holdup of federal loan guarantees to N.Y.C. might occur.

By Andy Logan The New Yorker, October 23 , 1978P. 144 Early last month there were rumors that a holdup of federal loan guarantees to N.Y.C. might occur.

Reed was killed not long after his sensational holdup of the Austin San Antonio stage in 1874, and Belle Shirley was named an accessory, although not a participant, in the indictment for that crime.

In '34, he was arrested for th holdup of a haberdashery shop, & sentenced from 2 1/2 to 5 years for attempted robbery & from 5-10 for illegal possession of a gun.

In 1983, Mr. Obadele was a defense witness in the trial of Cynthia Boston, a Republic of New Afrika member who was convicted in the holdup of a Brinks armored car in 1981.