How to Use "held" with Example Sentences

1. A generation reared on live aid held these truths to be self-evident .

2. It was held to turn children into imbeciles , make men violent and corrupt political discourse .

3. It was his long experience of doing business in russia that was held up as reassurance that the deal would succeed .

4. In all three cases , the judges held unanimously that mr olmert had committed no crime .

5. Foreign brands are held to a high standard , and news of contamination can be harmful to reputations .