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: conformity
in keeping with good taste
out of keeping with the decor
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Examples of keeping in a Sentence
put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation
my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping
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Go for Consistency In the keeping room, Salmon continued the kitchen’s blue-and-green theme, topping a custom octagonal table with a skirt made with Thibaut and Soane fabrics and dressing a chandelier (found at an estate sale) in block print shades.
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Diana Oates, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
The steel-rod reinforcement does double duty keeping joints tight and gap free and adding stability at each corner as well as anchoring the home to the ground.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2025
Fort Knox has also held historical artifacts for other government agencies, including President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights during World War II for safe keeping.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The hot holding unit should’ve kept food inside at or above 135 degrees for safe keeping.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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Diana Oates, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
The steel-rod reinforcement does double duty keeping joints tight and gap free and adding stability at each corner as well as anchoring the home to the ground.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2025
Fort Knox has also held historical artifacts for other government agencies, including President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights during World War II for safe keeping.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The hot holding unit should’ve kept food inside at or above 135 degrees for safe keeping.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for keeping
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“Keeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keeping. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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