at bay

Example Sentences

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That skepticism may be well placed if tax refunds are doing the heavy lifting in terms of keeping the worst pain of high gas prices at bay, since they won’t last forever.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Los Angeles County public health officials offer suggestions on how you can keep rodents at bay, which include:

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

It wasn’t a cure, exactly, but ceaselessly applied, it was keeping the effects of greening at bay for a few months at a time.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

A big benefactor of the safety car to allow him a cheap pit stop and get up into the points and keep Esteban Ocon at bay for P9.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

It’s the only thing keeping her total and desperate loneliness at bay.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon