withhold
verb (used with object)
to hold back; restrain or check.
have withheld
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present perfectof withhold.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The claimants said that after the killings, the London Bullion Market Association should have withheld stamp of approval for a Tanzanian mine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The BBC said in a statement that an unnamed journalist "has been unable to leave Vietnam for several months as the authorities have withheld their ID card and their renewed passport".
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Clark said the omission has caused him to question at least two earlier deaths he ruled overdoses because police may have withheld information about how they restrained those subjects as well.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
But American officials have withheld many details of their work trying to free the hostages, citing security concerns, Chen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
Maybe it’s because I still have the ashes of my own district on my shoes, but for the first time, I give the people of 13 something I have withheld from them: credit.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
