Dishwasher manufacturers use a standard place setting as a guide to how much machines will hold.

Each machine held 72 condoms, which sold for 50 cents each.

No machine could hold a human against her will, unless it was to save a life.

Elections gradually became less corrupt, but political machines would still hold considerable power for decades.

The machines also hold more cash, making them less likely to run out of money over weekends and at busy periods.

She wriggled and swore, but the machine still held her tightly.

The forming machines hold and move the parts that form the container.

For years, political machines held sway in many large cities.

But the machine held her too tightly; she could not even turn her head.

Another machine nearby held a round plate out toward the cone.