Sentence examples for they were held up from inspiring English sources

They were held up by banding or garters.

If they were held up for clearance, he said, the reporters could end up being scooped by their colleagues at a Pentagon briefing.

Both the Clinton and Bush administrations made attempts at privatization, but they were held up by political concerns, including union opposition and that slow-moving bureaucracy.

They were held up in an airport at Perm after border guards sought to inspect their plane, which the Americans refused, the ministry said.

They were held up in Manhattan finalizing the settlement with the financier Steven L. Rattner — a longtime Cuomo nemesis — over charges that Mr. Rattner was involved in a kickback scheme related to the state pension fund.

Lochte is back in the United States, but two of the teammates, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz, were removed from their flight home by Brazilian authorities, a sign police are skeptical of claims that they were held up at gunpoint.

The books they were holding up and what they were saying about them made no sense.

They were holding up signs and chanting, "Hands up! Don't shoot," and, farther back, "No justice!

The move put the burden on the players by making it appear that they were holding up the deal.

They were holding up dolls to each other in different poses, sort of: "What do you think of this?

They were holding up a painting of a yellow worm, and were smiling from ear to ear.