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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In the 2000s, braceros brought a class-action lawsuit after discovering that the U.S. had withheld 10% of their earnings each year and handed the money to Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
The federal government sued the company in New York, saying that Rare Breed had broken federal gun laws and had withheld information from the A.T.F.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 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 Texas’ top criminal court overturned that conviction in 2016 because prosecutors had withheld evidence.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
I did not know then that the Courters had withheld something that Gay had found along with my pictures in the files: letters from my mother, Aunt Leanne, and Dusty.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
