Example Sentences

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Sometimes foreign companies will withhold local taxes from dividends before sending them to a U.S. payee.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, who pushed for the assessment of the anti-camping law last year, will withhold comment until the city’s chief legislative analyst completes her report, said Yaroslavsky’s communications director, Leo Daube.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

“I’ve gotten a lot of threats from different groups and different members that they will withhold fundraising no matter what, and I do need help from the people.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Employers who offer this benefit will withhold a certain amount of money each paycheck, pre-tax, for your FSA account.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022

“I will withhold judgment until I finish. However, I will say that I’m feeling a bit embarrassed to have given you The Price of Dawn.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green