keep tally
Example Sentences
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The third scrutator reads each name aloud, while the cardinals keep tally.
From Time Magazine Archive
A committee had been appointed to keep tally on the number of wagons crossed on the boats.
From Reminiscences of a Pioneer by Thompson, William, Colonel
It was during this period they forgot to keep tally of time, and they either lost or gained a day, they knew not which–nor cared.
From The Pines of Lory by Mitchell, John Ames
But that county paid fees and mileage to keep tally of Drybone's casualties.
From Lin McLean by Wister, Owen
Well, Mistress Molly Breckenridge, I don’t know who set you to keep tally on my appetite! and I hate to see good things wasted.
From Dorothy on a Ranch by Raymond, Evelyn
