How to Use keep tabs on in a Sentence

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  • Just $55 apiece, the units use GPS and cell signals to keep tabs on the load.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • It can be used to keep tabs on your keys or even your pet.
    L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
  • There are more stats to keep tabs on, too, thanks to smart watches.
    Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The paper does more than probe the past or keep tabs on the local felines.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • On the value side, keep tabs on fifth-round DE Mike Morris.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Once aboard the plane, the keepers will be able to keep tabs on the pandas and feed them bamboo and other treats.
    Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • As if this weren’t more than enough to keep tabs on, Drake also has a new album dropping at the end of the month.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The form is one of the key ways residents keep tabs on local leaders.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Here are a few more impressive deals from last year to keep tabs on for this year's Prime Day event: Our bad!
    Sarah Madaus, SELF, 24 June 2022
  • Be sure also to keep tabs on changes to season-ending dates.
    Coastal Living, Southern Living, 4 June 2024
  • Both countries have deployed myriad assets in the skies, in space and in the sea to keep tabs on the other.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Others would point out that there's no better place to keep tabs on the comings and goings of the neighbors.
    Alison Allsopp, Country Living, 29 Apr. 2022
  • As Poles crosses the bridge from free agency to the draft, here are three notable storylines to keep tabs on.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • This Lameeku wallet phone case with a strap is a highly fashionable way to keep tabs on it.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • For anyone wanting to keep tabs on this space, here are some key issues and questions.
    Richard Bishop, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The unit comes with a humidity sensor to keep tabs on the moisture level in your home.
    Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Ludwig has pared the number of suspects in the original from 12 to eight, which works quite well to keep tabs on who’s who as the plot thickens.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2022
  • Most of us use it to keep tabs on our weekly freelance assignments.
    Apoorva Tadepalli, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The podcast, once again led by reporters Jean Lee and Geoff White, returns to keep tabs on what’s been going on with the group since.
    Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Before checking a bag on your next flight, stash an Apple AirTag in it to keep tabs on the bag’s location.
    Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2023
  • Viewers saw Garrett join the task force with Kristin in episode four to keep tabs on everything going on.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
  • New parents keep tabs on their baby’s sleep and wake times, but how about real-time sleep data?
    Amanda Reed, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2023
  • This Bluetooth tracker can be used to keep tabs on almost anything: your bag, your cat, your keys, your bike, the TV remote — the list goes on and on.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
  • Even if there isn't a way to guarantee your bag will be one of the first arrivals at the baggage claim, there are a number of ways to keep tabs on where your bag is.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2023
  • Beate, though, was a major-league gossip who seemed to keep tabs on every occurrence in town.
    Lucy Sante, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
  • So Duffield proceeded to keep tabs on the film during his own production.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The specialized tool will help researchers track the virus’ spread and keep tabs on its evolution, the drugmaker said.
    Robert Hart, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Or evidence the Taliban were trying to keep tabs on Al Qaeda?
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022
  • And keep tabs on the Washington Examiner for the latest news and updates.
    Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 July 2024
  • With lawmakers on recess, here's our latest cheat sheet to keep tabs on the most consequential tech bills in play this Congress.
    Maria Curi, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024

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