keep down
Example Sentences
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The theory at the time was that the market needed a fourth competitor to keep down prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Even though, objectively speaking, that smoothie looks like something I would not be able to keep down, it means something to them.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
"For businesses, effective competition in general search would help keep down the costs of search advertising, in turn leading to lower prices across the economy," the CMA said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Betts has struggled to keep down solid food, the ordeal leaving him “scared to eat.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025
He wrapped mine also to keep down the clatter, and soon we were pedaling through the blacked-out streets of Haarlem at a speed that would have scared me even in daylight.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
