How to Use keep from in a Sentence

keep from

phrasal verb

• This is not the first secret Ann and Bill have kept from me.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
• And then raised the teacup to my lips to keep from blubbering.
  — Alice McDermott, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
• Pack it in your carry-on to keep from freezing on the plane.
  — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2023
• Keep the speed down to about a knot, just fast enough to pull the lines straight and keep from washing out your baits.
  — David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 7 Mar. 2024
• Konate said she was kept from being able to play for the French National Team again.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 July 2024
• To keep from staring at Shirlee’s smooth, yellow skin and open legs, Theo focussed on the part in her friend’s hair.
  — Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• To keep from floating away, from dedicating my body to the depth.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
• Avoidance is one of the main ways to keep from getting hurt by plants, Rector advised.
  — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 3 June 2023
• To keep from overwatering your tree, stick a finger into the soil in the pot, and if the top inch of soil is dry, give the lemon tree a drink.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
• The audience, full of eye rolls, struggled to keep from laughing out loud.
  — Scott Howard-Cooper., Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
• Like, your belly laugh, or biting your cheeks to keep from laughing.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
• To keep from getting too stressed about the pandemic, Scott prayed often.
  — Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | [e-mail], al, 18 June 2023
• The child only appears to be kept from falling by a woman inside the vehicle, whose arms stretch through the bars of the door.
  — Cnne's Jessica Hasbun, CNN, 5 June 2023
• The question is whether to wear it tonight, or tuck it away to keep from potentially fending off tips.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
• The movie, for all its understanding of hard time, can’t keep from going a little soft.
  — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
• Since then, though, their relationship has been kept from the public eye.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 July 2024
• But Aidan has a dark secret he’s been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 6 July 2023
• Having your mop handle reach your chin is an easy way to keep from having to bend or hunch over while mopping your floor.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
• Take the elevator scene that had Boyega balling up his fists to keep from laughing.
  — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
• The performances are fearless here, and made frightening by the cold remove that Haneke keeps from them.
  — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
• Berry beginning: Toss the frozen berries in powdered sugar to keep from bleeding into the dough.
  — America's Test Kitchen, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2023
• Charles’ grandfather King George VI died from a lung cancer that was kept from the public, press and perhaps even the monarch himself.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
• With these options, your dog can have more freedom of movement, while still being kept from anything that might pose a risk to them.
  — Kelly Conaboy, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
• There was one more secret Amanda had been keeping from Razvan, even while filming the tell-all.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
• To keep from getting constipated, aim to eat about 25 grams of fiber per day (spread evenly over each meal).
  — Colleen De Bellefonds, Women's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
• This loophole means that not only is the NRC never told about these errors, but they can also be kept from the patient.
  — Pam Kohl and Bill Kiser, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
• Marc is clued in to a secret his husband was keeping from him by a Loewe shopping bag in Oliver’s closet.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024
• Doctors revealed a history of heart problems that had been kept from the public.
  — Ruth Margalit, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• Not only do these shades have a streamlined fit to keep from air blowing into your eyes, but the frame is also next level.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 19 July 2023
• Jurors will be sequestered and kept from using cellphones or watching the news, CBS Chicago reported.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024