Examples of “held” in a Sentence

verb The past tense and past participle of hold: to have kept something in your hands or arms, or to have kept it in a position or state.

• She held the baby while I found my keys.
• The bridge has held for two hundred years.
• He held the door open for the woman carrying shopping bags.

verb Used of an event that took place, especially one that was organized: to have been staged or convened.

• The inquiry was held behind closed doors.
• Elections will be held in March.
• The school fair was held in the playground despite the drizzle.

verb Used of an opinion or belief: to have maintained or considered something to be the case.

• The court held that the contract was void.
• He held her responsible for the whole mess.
• My grandmother always held that honesty matters more than money.