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
Betts has struggled to keep down solid food, the ordeal leaving him “scared to eat.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025
After that, I had to bathe her constantly to keep down the smell.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
