withholding

Example Sentences

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The use of Mr. Moyá is the director’s way of withholding his approval from the very effort he’s documenting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

In 2019, a judge ordered Rivera Ortega's removal from the US to El Salvador, but in the same court order, granted her a protection known as withholding of removal under the convention against torture.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“You would never think that America’s sweetheart would be so brilliant as this extremely chilly, withholding suburban housewife,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

ProPublica is withholding her last name because she fears being deported.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

But Southam wasn’t their doctor, and he wasn’t withholding upsetting health information.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot