withhold
Example Sentences
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The Justice Department’s inspector general has begun examining the government’s handling of the Epstein files, reviewing in part how officials decided to redact names and withhold materials from public release.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"A deliberate decision was taken to withhold that material from me," he told MPs.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
It can also withhold your tax refund and Social Security benefits without a court order.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
The actor spoke about what it was like to step into the world of “Bridgerton,” her character’s storyline in Season 4 and the scene in which she had to withhold her emotions.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
I could understand his anger: it was one thing for a grandparent to withhold something like that from a grandchild, quite another for a father to keep it from his son—and for so long.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing withhold
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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