hold back
Example Sentences
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Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of high resolution images taken from space, said Friday it would hold back for 96 hours images of Gulf states targeted by Iranian drone attacks.
From Barron's
Even the dogs that would normally be jumping all over me held back.
From Literature
The company’s operating profit guidance for 2026 fell short of analysts’ views, with U.S. tariffs and currency headwinds expected to hold back profit growth.
It might be holding back some of its most powerful and longest-range missiles for use as a last resort if the regime appears in imminent danger of falling.
And even some investors that have held back in recent weeks say they’re just biding their time.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
