keep at

Example Sentences

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“But if you keep at it for a while, you can get a really good product out of it,” Kanekar added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

"There's no career progression. I've almost kind of plateaued in the hope that I can keep at the job that I currently do."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Raman said she is exploring whether those dollars could be used to keep at least some of the 14,500 households at risk housed, something other officials said they are looking at as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

"This is totally doable. We just need to keep at it," she said.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

“Scientists fail all the time. You tried. That’s what counts. You have to keep at it. Just like Marie Curie.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm