withhold
verb (used with object)
to hold back; restrain or check.
had withheld
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past perfectof withhold.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When asked about the names of officials who had withheld information from the public, Mamdani said, "this goes across a multitude of those that New Yorkers have trusted."
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The prosecution has been in turmoil since Baldwin’s case collapsed in July amid revelations that Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies and a special prosecutor had withheld potential evidence from the actor-producer’s lawyers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
Mr. Gamboa brought documents to the meeting that seemed to show that prosecutors had withheld evidence suggesting that another man had committed the killings, a potentially powerful claim.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
Administrator Deanne Criswell told a House hearing Sept. 19 that the agency had withheld $1.5 billion from states since the restrictions began.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2023
But from the first I had withheld from him any information about the giant redwoods.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
