kept

Example Sentences

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The Bruins kept the heat on during a second quarter in which they made mistakes, seemed to lose momentum, then collected themselves to maintain their huge edge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

But Brazilian goalkeeper Lucas Perri saved from Jarrod Bowen and Pablo, before Pascal Struijk kept his nerve to help Leeds win 4-2 on penalties and book a Wembley last-four tie against Chelsea.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"Even when things happened that were intense we kept it in because we made a deal."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Small children and pets should be kept near adults.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He’d not kept track of time as meticulously as Brickbane, who’d scored every new moon with a notch in his walking stick.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman