Sentence examples for neck held from inspiring English sources

A chain around his neck held a sign in front of his face.

When Wall protested, the officer wrapped his hands around Wall's neck, held him against the window and squeezed.

A naked prisoner lying on a cement floor, a leash around his neck held casually by an American soldier.

The typical defensive posture of vipers is the body coiled and the neck held in an S-curve, the head poised to strike.

The ceremony frequently begins as two birds circle each other with a curious formal step, the legs stiff and the head and neck held high.

He is two or three months away from even being assigned to a low minor league team; he will spend the next few months in Goodyear relearning how to pitch with an arm and neck held together by metal.

"I tightened the noose around her neck, holding her down with one hand," he says.

Pegs at the back of the slim bamboo neck hold the strings, which are traditionally made of silk.

He half-expected more to open up — the hand grabbing his neck, holding him down — but it never did.

When your child hunches over, they keep their head high and flex their neck, holding that position for some time.

He half-expected more to open up the hand grabbing his neck, holding him down but it never did.