The last thing he saw was the gate falling, his parents on the other side, trying to get to him, held back by guards.

The Plague moved slowly there, held back by the cold, but it took them all.

The clouds were still low and black, held back by an invisible wall about fifty miles away.

And she'd seen death held back by a ring.

I pulled up short, held back by a stab across my chest.

Until the door came open a little, held back by a heavy chain.

An old Russian folk song is like water held back by a dam.

The center figure has his arms held back by the one on the left.

It closed below its recent high, held back by drops in drug, health care and bank stocks.

Small groups of workers stood nearby, held back by military police.