Took-hold Sentence Examples

She heard his voice break as her magic took hold of him.

As a young man he was drawn into the Romantic movement then at its height; but both the classics and contemporary classical poetry took hold upon his receptive mind (he visited Goethe in 1827).

After the waitress had returned the card and he had signed the chit, he took hold of her hand, and held it.

During ' Wake Up Sleeping ' the vibe was getting heady as the overall effect of being back in Galway took hold.

He mustered his last remaining strength, took hold of his left hand with his right, and reached the bushes.

The regimental commander and Major Ekonomov had stopped beside a bridge, letting the retreating companies pass by them, when a soldier came up and took hold of the commander's stirrup, almost leaning against him.

The two generals and the adjutant took hold of the field glass, trying to snatch it from one another.

The idea of healthy cat food took hold and that original recipe is now known as Halo's signature product, "Spot's Stew".

After the second world war, the idea of mass consumerism and a convenience-based economy took hold.

When they were two and four, my downward spiral took hold.

While he never took hold on the North American charts, he has had a handful of top ten hits in Europe.

The Celtic cross hails from the Celtic lands of Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Wales and Brittany, where it has been used since Christianity took hold in those lands, around 1300 years ago.

In fact, it was there that her love for swimming, sailing, and power boating first took hold.

By the 1920s, the idea of the simple summer dress took hold and would only get stronger from there.

Women's ready-to-wear was next on Kors' list, as his designs soon took hold of Celine, a Parisian fashion house.

By 1983, German designer Karl Lagerfeld took hold of the haute couture design, fueling inspiration for the timeless styles of Chanel.

David's innovative mind went into overdrive and his vision for this new concept in footwear took hold.

Domestic squabbling took hold of the band once more, and their tour was subsequently cancelled.

The magic took hold of her, and she danced away from his strikes as if they were in slow motion.

In the same year the Lutheran reformation took hold of him, and he began to issue appeals in prose and verse against the Mass and against the pope as antichrist.