Sentence examples for was withholding from inspiring English sources
verb
To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
I suspected she was withholding her true self.
It was withholding information from Congress, not lying to Congress.
Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum was withholding its support.
The group said that it was withholding more detailed comment until it studied the proposed regulations.
Other CTC officials thought Nashiri was a key al-Qaeda figure and was withholding information.
Mr. Waxman also said the Pentagon was withholding the audit from Congress.
Ms. Matalin said the administration was withholding the list "on principle" to protect the participants' privacy.
Still, some officials at the CIA's headquarters believed that he was withholding information.
Politico said that it had identified the women but was withholding their names for privacy reasons.
It did provide a list of the e-mail messages it was withholding.
Her modeling agency was withholding her earnings, she said, until she lost inches from her hips.
