Sentence examples for not hold down from inspiring English sources

She could not hold down food.

She could not hold down a job, quitting each time the band went on tour.

Moss did not hold down his bile for the Vikings or his pining for the Patriots very well.

She became an alcoholic who suffered panic attacks and could not hold down a job or a loving relationship.

Radke allowed two in the seventh on a single by Glaus and a double by Scott Spiezio, and five relievers could not hold down Anaheim the next inning.

And at one point the doctors spoke about putting a feeding tube in her stomach because she often could not hold down food.

An unconvincing downtown has not held down home-prices in San Jose, just as it has not arrested Las Vegas's extraordinary growth.

The Internet search company reported after the closing bell that its first-quarter profit rose 37 percent but its shares fell in electronic trading on concerns the company was not holding down costs.

The higher top marginal tax rates that went into effect this year are not holding down economic growth but do represent a small step toward shrinking income inequality and ameliorating the deficit.

Delaney, who was a shock appointment as editor, had no experience of editing a demanding weekly magazine or running its website, was not a celebrity journalist and had not held down a staff job for eight years.

"You're not held down by a ton of rules so you can just do whatever you want and see what happens".