be/stay holed up
idiom
informal
: to stay in a place hidden or apart from other people
The band was/stayed holed up in the recording studio to record their album.
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If not on a set or stage, he’d likely be holed up at home, tinkering with his beehives or homemade solar heater.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
The fine print: The group will be holed up in a Capitol Hill hotel, all expenses paid through nonpartisan sponsors who support the Stanford project.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 19 July 2024
While his opponent takes the stage Thursday night in Milwaukee to accept the Republican nomination days after surviving an assassination attempt, President Joe Biden will be holed up in his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, recouping from COVID-19.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
Fighting in Gaza remains fiercest in the southern city of Khan Younis, where Hamas' top leaders are believed to be holed up in a network of tunnels.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
The fine print: The group will be holed up in a Capitol Hill hotel, all expenses paid through nonpartisan sponsors who support the Stanford project.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 19 July 2024
While his opponent takes the stage Thursday night in Milwaukee to accept the Republican nomination days after surviving an assassination attempt, President Joe Biden will be holed up in his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, recouping from COVID-19.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
Fighting in Gaza remains fiercest in the southern city of Khan Younis, where Hamas' top leaders are believed to be holed up in a network of tunnels.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for be/stay holed up
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“Be/stay holed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%2Fstay%20holed%20up. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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