Sentence examples for we held back from from inspiring English sources

When we were told that his life was in danger we held back from reporting it.

We held back from labels, organised dinner without wine when it seemed prudent, with wine when things seemed all right.

For more than a decade after 1945 we held back from joining in schemes of greater European unity; we were confident of our superior strength in relation to our European neighbours, and we did not think that anything would succeed without us.

We held back from talking about this story in the magazine until now because we never thought we'd meet anybody low enough to go through with the whole ordeal.

If a hashtag can't be fit into the postscript of a Tweet, it's got to be left out – for the same reasons we hold back from tweeting too often, or too self-indulgently.

We hold back from saying this as scientists.

When we hold back from a new treatment or a fun outing, we will be told we are "giving in" and letting our illness define us.

But it is really hard to live with the disappointment we feel when we hold back from taking risks that could move us ahead.

By groundlessly claiming that "we" have held back from condemning forced marriages among Muslims because they're not white, he's feeding racist prejudice.

But actually there is a lot I want to do that we are held back from.

A. We have held back from increasing our exposure to private equity, but now may be the right time to revisit the asset class.