withhold
verb (used with object)
to hold back; restrain or check.
have been withholding
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present perfect progressiveof withhold.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The investigation revealed almost half the schools have been withholding payments on the contract because of disputes over outstanding work and concerns about the quality of some repairs.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
Many of these transparency provisions force the companies to disclose information they have been withholding, and some no doubt require additional data gathering and reporting, all at some cost to the companies.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2023
Provincial governing organizations for amateur hockey have been withholding player fees from Hockey Canada in response to it being under independent review.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
Q: Does he think MI5 have been withholding information from Patel?
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2020
Some states have been withholding commitments they could make to support Iraq's stabilization and reconstruction.
From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)
