How to Use keep quiet in a Sentence

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• But John isn't about to keep quiet to keep Kaylee on his team.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2023
• By early 2021, Munns had fired his first lawyer who told him to keep quiet.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 19 Dec. 2021
• Of course, there are lots of good fans out there who cheer and otherwise keep quiet.
  — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
• Yeah—we were supposed to just get our Mrs. degree and keep quiet.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 15 June 2022
• Of course Kate should be able to keep quiet while dealing with cancer.
  — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
• After the bribe was paid, Maani asked Presta to keep quiet about the money, the plea stated.
  — Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2021
• But no one should be telling the handful of people who’ve dragged politicians this far to keep quiet.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 22 July 2021
• The other man, Fox said, followed him and urged him to keep quiet about the incident.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• Of course, celebrities, like everyone else, have the freedom to choose when to keep quiet and when to speak up.
  — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 24 June 2021
• When Rahim inquired about the car and money, he was told to keep quiet and not tell anyone about the lottery.
  — Parth M.n., Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
• The son of Irish immigrants also knew when to keep quiet, letting the roar of the crowd speak for itself.
  — David Wharton, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2022
• And that’s mostly because Apple and Google force apps to keep quiet.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
• The consequences of abuse can be profound and long-lasting, and those who keep quiet often fare the worst.
  — Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2023
• Don't let the nagging little voice inside of you convince you to keep quiet.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2021
• Votto, who was animated in his jawing with Wick and the Cubs’ dugout, told the Cubs to keep quiet.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 26 May 2022
• When Bo's son confronted him about his own assault, Bo punched him and told him to keep quiet.
  — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2021
• Bonjean asked if this was a means for Jane to receive payment to keep quiet, which Jane denied.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022
• After winning, Robinson had to keep quiet about that as well.
  — Nate Rau, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
• Guests also have to adhere to food storage rules so that food doesn't attract bears, and the campgrounds keep quiet hours between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2023
• The only reason any of this has come out now is because Mr. Pitt decided to sue her for not agreeing to keep quiet.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
• The only reason any of this has come out now is because Mr. Pitt decided to sue her for not agreeing to keep quiet.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
• Ironically, she was punished in school for not being able to keep quiet and put in a corner with a dunce cap on her head.
  — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
• Gansu province and warned them to keep quiet, according to friends.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021
• They were told to keep quiet, but were given coloring pencils and paper and passed the time drawing.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
• Megan later claimed that Lanez offered her money to keep quiet about the incident.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Dec. 2021
• The attorney told us to keep quiet about the drugs, don’t answer any questions other than the car theft, and if directly asked about the drugs, to refer the questions to him.
  — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
• These kids saw their own worries about school or friends as a possible burden to their parents and opted to keep quiet.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2022
• In asking the lawyers to keep quiet about the hearing, the judge did not issue a gag order, which would bar the participants on the call from sharing the information.
  — Pam Belluck, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2023
• But cinema operators were more or less forced to keep quiet about the robust turnout.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Nov. 2022
• Alamo Drafthouse movie theaters are loud and proud about their policy of kicking out people who don’t keep quiet.
  — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024