keep company with
Example Sentences
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Her “It” girls often keep company with a coterie of tiny monkeys, kittens or creatures with confections for heads.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Viewed as serviceable, unglamorous and lacking in distinction, they were not considered elegant enough to keep company with royalty like paintings.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022
As a program, EKU has slumped since Kidd’s retirement after the 2002 season, but it aspires to keep company with current powerhouses such as North Dakota State and James Madison, and possibly even more.
From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2021
Mammoth old-growth Western red cedar, Douglas firs and Western hemlock are the dominant species here, where 600- to 800-year-old trees keep company with lush swamps and marshes.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2021
“We have time. What makes a good little merch boy leave home to keep company with criminals?”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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