keep down
Example Sentences
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These rebates help keep down premiums, which are subsidized by the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Summer blend gas is more expensive, brewed to keep down higher summertime pollution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 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
A cat lives in the barn, to keep down the vermin.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
