Sentence examples for ordered to hold from inspiring English sources
Assault squads were ordered to hold their fire unless fired upon.
Construction firms were once again ordered to hold back the sea, this time with even taller, thicker barriers.
By dawn on April 24, the Glosters were completely surrounded on a low hill but were ordered to hold on.
On the way, Peake was ordered to hold still for several minutes after he appeared to get snagged.
Ireland said no to the Nice treaty in a referendum and was ordered to hold a second ballot to ensure victory.
On Thursday night, intelligence agents detained another former officer, Otto Gebauer, a retired captain who was ordered to hold Mr. Chávez during a brief coup in April 2002.
In order to hold on to power, he has kept a tight grip on the economy.
Canada and Switzerland have had to evolve this sense in order to hold together strongly divergent nationality groups.
General Jancovics will be given orders to hold Durazzo without worrying about possible diplomatic developments.
He rented rooms in an Arab hotel, in order to hold a Passover Seder.
The Afghan border patrol, with orders to hold the line, is hungry.
