Example sentences for: withhold

How can you use “withhold” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Republican Party leadership wants Starr to deliver nothing until after the elections (Shields; George Will, This Week ; Gwen Ifill, NBC's Meet The Press ; Tony Blankley, CNN's Late Edition ; and David Bloom, Meet the Press ). In fact, Orrin Hatch's comments on the shows this week should be construed as signals from the GOP to Starr asking him to withhold a report, charges Bloom.

  • (Incidentally, the Senate today jumped into the fight by voting unanimously to withhold $500,000 from the Brooklyn Museum; click here to read MSNBC's account.)

  • The Israelis intend to withhold funds in the hopes that the PA will crack down on the Islamic militant terrorists.

  • In the Gary Hart days, the Times and Post were inclined to withhold information about the personal lives of politicians on the assumption that readers couldn't handle it.

  • For his group, that would mean LSNY can withhold more than 80 percent of its $4.


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