keep at

Example Sentences

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In effect: Set it and keep at it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Maye says he and his teammates just want to keep at it.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Ukraine has learned to safeguard this trade by using naval drones to keep at bay Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Until then, he says, he will keep at it himself: "This is my ideal. If you have this ideal, you must persist. You can't not."

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

“That’s all I can do. I’ll keep at it and hope it gets better.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini