hold in

phrasal verb

held in; holding in; holds in

: to stop (an emotion) from being expressed

Don't hold your feelings in. Let them out.

Examples of hold in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Israeli forces on Saturday recovered the body of an Israeli man held in Gaza since Oct. 7, the fourth body recovered in two days, raising fears about the fates of roughly 128 captives still in the enclave. —

Kayla Guo, New York Times, 18 May 2024 Hosted by Reba McEntire, the 59th ACM Awards were held in Frisco, Texas, at the Star’s Ford Center and streamed live on Prime Video. —

Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024 Lainey Wilson and Chris Stapleton won the top honors at the 59th annual ACM Awards held in Frisco, Texas and hosted by Reba McEntire. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 May 2024 The festival, held in West Chester, announced Friday that three-time Grammy winner Diplo is now slated for a special late-night Saturday performance. —

Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 17 May 2024 Students are still in the design process, but an exhibition will be held in early June where the community can come and see what the school has been working to create. —

Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2024 For the vice presidential debate, the Biden campaign suggested the first event be held in late July after the Republican National Convention and follow the same parameters for the presidential debates. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 May 2024 The Scripps National Spelling Bee will be held in in National Harbor, Maryland, and starts with preliminaries, May 28, followed by quarter- and semi-finals, May 29. —

Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 15 May 2024 All the acts have musicians on hold in case they’re needed. —

Tom Roland, Billboard, 13 May 2024

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