withheld

Example Sentences

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Officials did not identify the Marine who went missing Thursday or disclose the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, saying that the name will be withheld until after the family is notified.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

The victims’ identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

The chairman is so convinced of this, that he broke a 14-year precedent and withheld his own rate projection from the quarterly Fed’s “dot plot.”

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Here’s the important part many people don’t realize: The withheld benefits aren’t lost forever.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

He had almost as much as declared his conviction of her criminality last night: what mysterious cause withheld him from accusing her?

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë