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
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
For two weeks, Betts could hardly eat solid foods, failing to keep down the little he did consume.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
The sword was loving this, while I struggled to keep down my rice dinner as the chariot rocked and spun in the hurricane.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
