Sentence examples for instead of holding from inspiring English sources

"I like swimming fast in prelims and then fine-tuning instead of holding back".

Some states use a caucus - a local meeting system - instead of holding primaries.

He seems tentative and often is too quick in dumping passes instead of holding the ball.

Instead of holding news briefings, Ambassador John D. Negroponte plans to be nearly invisible.

Instead of holding the collateral, though, A.I.G. chased higher yields by reinvesting it in mortgage-backed securities.

The front of his house was half-missing — entire walls sitting in his yard instead of holding up his home.

And instead of holding out a promise, making long sweeps toward catharsis, Sightings keeps lurching and retreating and disorienting you.

Instead of holding a club in our hand, we have our finger on a nuclear launch-pad button.

And instead of holding her back, her YouTube pedigree attracted interest from several other networks, said her lawyer, Matthew Sugarman.

Wilkens saw a clear path to the basket and, instead of holding the ball, he barreled through the lane.

Instead of holding back, he is throwing in a variety of contorted kick serves to cross up opponents, especially Enqvist.