How to Use keep up in a Sentence

keep up

verb
  • At the same time keep up the good work of knowing your worth.
    Moraya Seeger Degeare, Lmft, refinery29.com, 6 July 2023
  • Leftovers will keep up to 3 days in the fridge, or can be frozen.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The world could be keeping up with the Baldwin bunch very soon!
    Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The Sparks couldn’t keep up with New York’s star power.
    Colin Beazley, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
  • And the supply hasn’t been able to keep up with demand.
    Nik Popli, Time, 3 Oct. 2022
  • But while that’s great for the kids, what about the parents that are left trying to keep up?
    Evan Porter, Parents, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The soils themselves are filled to the brim with water and are struggling to keep up.
    Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2023
  • But keeping up with fast-moving change doesn’t have to break the bank.
    Hitha Herzog, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • The battle is for better wages, wages that the strikers say have not kept up with the times.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Make sure your router can keep up with your phone and vice versa.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Corio, as he’s nicknamed, strives to be the best and keep up appearances.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The total is high but the close spread indicates that the books feel that Rodgers will be able to keep up.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • This pack of four is designed to keep up with your daily use of the air fryer.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The eight-knot speed, which lets Hercules keep up with sharks, comes courtesy of four large thrusters at the stern.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2022
  • There has been so much news in such a short period of time it’s been hard to keep up.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2024
  • The challenge now for Walmsley is to keep up the drumbeat of new medicines.
    Ashleigh Furlong, Fortune Europe, 21 May 2024
  • But, don’t forget to keep up that momentum over the ride.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Unions say the pay boost would not keep up with inflation, which reached 8.3% last month.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • It’s as if the aging painter was trying to keep up with the times, with young Giorgione and Titian, and couldn’t quite get the hang of it.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Luckily, the paddock is a great place to keep up with the drivers’ street-style ’fits.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
  • So much and so fast that companies can’t keep up with the demand.
    Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2022
  • As a guy who spends hours under and on the water, Hamilton needs a dive watch that can keep up.
    Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The Titans will likely have to throw the ball more than usual to try and keep up with Patrick Mahomes.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • To keep up with the demand rush, Lafayette bought three new ovens, two new proofers, and hired more employees.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
  • But schools still can't keep up with the demand from employers.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Look for the Greek Freak to keep up his double-double average against the Spurs.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • To keep up to date on the event, visit the Soul Swapmeet website and Instagram.
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • There were so many new programs, viewers couldn’t keep up.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
  • In the meantime, keep up with the latest news from the polls and ballot counting facilities at azcentral.com.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Why its needed: Like other school districts, the district said state funding has not kept up with inflation.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024

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