Usage examples for withheld
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“
If
she
had
made
one
or
two
observations
from
a
distance,
with
respect
to
the
young
lady,
she
withheld
them.
”
– The Testing of Diana Mallory by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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“
"
I
have
withheld
from
you,"
he
said,
in
quick,
short
utterance, "
because
it
had
to
be.
”
– Rose MacLeod by Alice Brown
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“
Who
will
paint
with
words
the
elm
or
the
oak
so
that
its
species
will
be
known
while
the
name
is
withheld
”
– Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions by George S. Boutwell
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“
From
men
in
this
mood
the
occasion
is
rarely
withheld
”
– Adventures in Criticism by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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“
Her
father
was
preparing
to
go
too;
but
Mildrid
did
not
wish
to
be
alone
with
Hans
as
long
as
her
parents
withheld
their
consent,
so
she
went
towards
the
other
door,
and
they
presently
saw
her
crossing
the
yard
to
her
grandmother's
house.
”
– The Bridal March; One Day by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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“
I
need
not
say,
that
the
names
of
the
writers
are
withheld
of
necessity,
because
such
sentiments
if
uttered
at
the
south
would
peril
their
lives."
”
– The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus by American Anti-Slavery Society
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“
He
hated
the
operators,
in
advance,
for
giving
freely
of
admiration
to
an
E
that
they
withheld
from
him.
”
– Eight Keys to Eden by Mark Irvin Clifton
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“
The
continental
edition
of
it,
published
by
Baron
Tauchnitz,
has
a
wide
circulation;
and
since
for
this
reason
the
book
cannot
practically
be
withheld
from
the
public,
it
is
thought
desirable
that
the
publication
of
it
should
at
least
be
accompanied
by
some
record
of
the
abovementioned
fact.
”
– Falkland, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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“
Since
you
so
strongly
desire
the
language
of
animals,
the
gift
shall
not
be
withheld
open
your
mouth!
”
– Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians by Woislav M. Petrovitch
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“
You
want
a
number
of
objects
of
the
first
necessity,
which
nature
has
withheld
from
you.
”
– The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton
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“
He
has
no
joy
in
the
house
so
long
as
any
rooms
are
withheld
”
– My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by John Henry Jowett
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“
The
thoughts
of
youth
are
very
long,
and
its
conclusions
are
deliberate
and
delayed,
and
often
withheld
altogether.
”
– An Open-Eyed Conspiracy--An Idyl of Saratoga by William Dean Howells
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“
All
that
she
had
withheld
was
waiting.
”
– The Higher Court by Mary Stewart Daggett
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“
The
judge
was
a
shade
less
severe;
or
else
Breckon
did
not
put
himself
so
much
in
the
way
to
be
withheld
as
he
had
the
night
before.
”
– Entire PG Edition of The Works of William Dean Howells by William Dean Howells
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“
Quest
nodded
and
reached
shakily
for
the
prescription;
but
the
doctor
withheld
it.
”
– The Danger Mark by Robert W. Chambers
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“
Dora
and
Sophy
were
in
a
state
of
transport,
and
wanted
to
rush
off
at
once
with
the
good
news,
but
Mary
withheld
them.
”
– The Carbonels by Charlotte M. Yonge
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“
"
I
withheld
a
theory,
which
seems
to
have
come
to
nothing,"
he
replied.
”
– Murder in the Gunroom by Henry Beam Piper
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“
Marion
longed
to
tell
her
then
and
there
the
great
news,
but
she
was
afraid
to
do
so,
and
was,
moreover,
withheld
by
the
remembrance
that
it
had
been
agreed
she
should
not
be
told.
”
– The Translation of a Savage, Complete by Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 12, 2009
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“
Oh,
so
you
slip
in
ahead
of
me,
having
deliberately
withheld
information
from
the
police,
and
think
you
are
going
to
get
all
the
credit.
”
– Bat Wing by Sax Rohmer
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celled, dwelled, felled, geld, gelled, held, meld, quelled, shelled, smelled, spelled, swelled, weld, welled, yelled;
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beheld, compelled, dispelled, excelled, expelled, handheld, impelled, misspelled, propelled, rebelled, repelled, upheld;
