hole up
verb
holed up; holing up; holes up
: to hide out in or as if in a hole or cave
: to place in or as if in a refuge or hiding place
Examples of hole up in a Sentence
we'll hole up in the cellar and wait out the hurricane
Recent Examples on the Web
The developer wants to dig holes up to 40 feet deep to extract around 4.3 million cubic yards of sand, according to county records.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
Some friends gathered for a card game survive, holed up in their host’s house, and gradually devise ways to go out into the snow to obtain supplies and increasingly alarming information.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 1 May 2025
There’s no commute, you’re not holed up in a cubicle, and there’s not a micromanaging boss hovering over your shoulder.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Garland and Mendoza do sneak in moments of greater meaning, however, particularly in their spare depiction of the families in whose houses these soldiers have holed up.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
Some friends gathered for a card game survive, holed up in their host’s house, and gradually devise ways to go out into the snow to obtain supplies and increasingly alarming information.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 1 May 2025
There’s no commute, you’re not holed up in a cubicle, and there’s not a micromanaging boss hovering over your shoulder.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Garland and Mendoza do sneak in moments of greater meaning, however, particularly in their spare depiction of the families in whose houses these soldiers have holed up.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hole up
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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