Sentence examples for politely hold from inspiring English sources
Next time you meet an important client with rampant halitosis, don't just politely hold your breath - stick a peg on your nose then present them with a bottle of mouthwash.
We may politely hold our tongues, most of the time, but the mocking thought is still there, and we should all be grateful for that fact.
While she spoke, he politely held her sign for her.
He politely held out hope, even if, pragmatically, he feared the worst.
While Kennedy politely held his microphone, the young man lambasted U.S. policies, starting with Okinawa.
The lady of the house, barefoot in a floral-print dress, opened the door and politely held out a hand for me to shake.
Visitors come to marvel at the spectacle of peppy, dedicated workers: a utopia of communal cheer and solicitude; trilled "Good morning"s and "Hi, pumpkin!"s; free vats of popcorn, nuts, and trail mix; and politely held doors.
Mr. Kennedy's splendid anonymity is such that he says two boldface neighbors who live in his apartment building in the Village, Monica S. Lewinsky and Bebe Neuwirth, haven't had the slightest clue to his identity when he politely holds the door for them.
Unemployment, for its part, politely held back, staying below 5%.
Michael Nesmith displayed an interested curiosity in our conversation and even politely held off eating his Chipotle burrito until we had finished.
