keep down
Example Sentences
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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
How do you keep down the cost of prescription medications?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
"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
One issue the neighbourhood teams are homing in on is loneliness - they have identified this as a way to keep down hospital numbers.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025
To keep down the risk of infection, only Tante Anna went in or out.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
