How to Use withhold in a Sentence

withhold

verb

• She was accused of withholding evidence.
• She has $20 withheld from her paycheck every week.
• Fair would be to withhold from you both or tell you both.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• Whether Biden moves to withhold arms, and with what force, may well hinge on what Israel does in the days ahead.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
• Sir’s handler, whose name was withheld, has been with the Canine Unit for about a year and a half.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
• The names of those victims were withheld at the request of their families.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• As a result, books and films are withheld from students for months on end.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
• Don’t withhold rent and don’t try to make repairs yourself.
  — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
• Alex, whose last name NBC News agreed to withhold for her privacy, said.
  — Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2022
• O’Brien built a lightweight pyrex housing that was strong enough to withhold elephant tusks.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
• In the fall of 2019, Marson joined a core group of fed-up grad workers to withhold grades in protest of their compensation.
  — Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2022
• Trip details and schedules were withheld until the last minute.
  — John Ruwitch, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
• The Free Press is withholding the names of the children and the family’s last name to protect their privacy.
  — Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2024
• The state Board of Education ordered the district to resolve the matter or the state may withhold funds.
  — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2024
• Tenants could withhold rent or deduct the cost of making the repairs themselves if those timelines aren't met.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
• The boy, whose name was being withheld due to his age, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, the sheriff’s office said.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
• The company sent the departing worker a check with a certain amount withheld for taxes, and that was that.
  — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2023
• Again and again, withholding is depicted as a proof of love and connection, a show of quiet strength.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
• One additional artist’s name is still being withheld from the track list as a surprise.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 6 July 2023
• If the rules are broke, at minimum, 50% of all Federal tax dollars will be withheld.
  — Daniel Buck, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
• The judge is likely to make a decision about what details may be withheld from public view in the next several weeks.
  — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
• Wagner stated the name of the victim was being withheld at that time out of respect for the family.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
• Authorities withheld the names of the children because of their ages.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2023
• Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel says cops withheld evidence in 1975 probe of Martha Moxley murder.
  — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2024
• Sondheim’s desire to withhold parts of his life from public view is legendary—and, to Mr. Max, a provocation.
  — Jeremy McCarter, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
• This was the case for Midge, who had been adopted by a woman who mistreated her, locking her up or withholding food.
  — Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
• Was that to withhold info from future opponents, or a lack of trust that the necessary blocking would hold up?
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2023
• Never withhold assessments due to protest or a disagreement with the HOA.
  — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
• All three of these are based on a very strict finance-centric theory of change which is to withhold bank capital from fossil fuel companies.
  — Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
• Having withheld access, the president comes across as lifeless.
  — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024