He held out his hand, and I grabbed it.
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Hold out
Synonyms for "hold out" (174 found)
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persistpicketposepreferpresentprevailprofferput upreachrebuffrefuserefuse consentrejectremainremain firmrepelrepudiaterepulseresistresist entreaty
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Sample sentences
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I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken, eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vise. I was so much startled that I struggled to withdraw; but the blind man pulled me close up to him with a single action of his arm.
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And you stare at me In your Jesus Christ pose Arms held out Like you've been carrying a load
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The prospectus held out the promise of enormous profits to be made.
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