On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Withhold. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as deny or refuse and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Withhold in a sentence
Related words
Withhold meaning
- To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
- To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
- To stay back, to refrain.
Withhold vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Withhold
- The main meaning on this page is: To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner. | To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it. | To stay back, to refrain.
- Useful related words include: keep back, deny, refuse, deduct.
- Possible Dutch translations are: onthouden, onttrekken (aan).
- In the example corpus, withhold often appears in combinations such as: to withhold, withhold the, withhold federal.
Context around Withhold
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Withhold
- In this selection, "withhold" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vital, moving and publication stand out and add context to how "withhold" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include able to withhold permission for and asking it withhold efforts to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "withhold" sits close to words such as allocations, baths and berger, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with withhold
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Because that is so, this perk is wonderful to withhold. (10 words)
The unions argue they have the right to withhold their labor. (11 words)
On the off chance that the use is illegal, you could withhold rent. (13 words)
If Woody Hayes couldn’t get away with punching Clemson’s Charlie Bauman in the late 70s when coaches used to withhold water and got away with all sorts of psychological abuse, what made this dolt think he could get away with it? (43 words)
If you’ve played through the original endings of CD Projekt Red’s messy, but, you know its multiple paths are pretty unapologetic in how much information from the other routes they withhold from you. (35 words)
Any identifying specifics about the officer are excluded, and in some cases the summaries don't identify the police service the officer belongs to — information the police commission could still withhold moving forward. (33 words)
If Woody Hayes couldn’t get away with punching Clemson’s Charlie Bauman in the late 70s when coaches used to withhold water and got away with all sorts of psychological abuse, what made this dolt think he could get away with it? (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
An Oxfordshire County Council spokesman said: "The council did not withhold vital data from its 2022 public consultation on traffic filters.
Any identifying specifics about the officer are excluded, and in some cases the summaries don't identify the police service the officer belongs to — information the police commission could still withhold moving forward.
A third party outside the Department of Labor provided copies of an email exchange about the decision to withhold publication.
Because that is so, this perk is wonderful to withhold.
Cheney is not the only Trump critic to withhold comment on the history-making indictment.
Failure to comply means the EPA could withhold $37 million in federal highway funding.
His federal Conservatives have been advocating for the federal government to withhold infrastructure funds for municipalities that refuse to ease zoning restrictions.
If Woody Hayes couldn’t get away with punching Clemson’s Charlie Bauman in the late 70s when coaches used to withhold water and got away with all sorts of psychological abuse, what made this dolt think he could get away with it?
If you’ve played through the original endings of CD Projekt Red’s messy, but, you know its multiple paths are pretty unapologetic in how much information from the other routes they withhold from you.
I'll withhold my personal commentary on City Coins as I think of MiamiCoin speaks for itself.
Johnson also said any parent should be able to withhold permission for their child to see the books, but that one parent should not determine whether other children can see the books.
More recently, MSPs voted to withhold the consent of the Scottish Parliament for the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
On the off chance that the use is illegal, you could withhold rent.
The Company took the decision to withhold some of the sales during quarter 3 to defend its prices in the rough market.
The decision also ignores a plea from 43 Republican congressmen to the Pentagon asking it withhold efforts to dismantle and remove the statue, also known as the Reconciliation Monument, from Arlington Cemetery.
The decision to withhold Hancock’s diaries comes despite other departments being willing to release ministerial diaries.
The former alderman is also accused of threatening to withhold support for a Field Museum fee increase because a friend’s daughter was passed over for an internship.
The think tank noted that it is a flagrant violation of the rights of citizens for the CBN to withhold the cash of citizens under the guise of currency redesign.
The unions argue they have the right to withhold their labor.
They also had the right to withhold their money if they felt a union was engaging in political advocacy that was opposed to their own beliefs.
Common combinations with withhold
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: