- present tense form of tab (3rd person singular).
tabs
Example Sentences
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And is someone keeping tabs on his CO2 emissions?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It comes with an app so you can keep tabs on its performance, and the ability to automatically run during off-peak electricity hours.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Within the restrictions of his suspension, Chelsea kept tabs on him physically and mentally, while several team-mates have stayed in touch and offered encouragement.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
I saw you guys tweeting back and forth from the European tour and kind of keeping tabs on that.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2017
The Veronica Lake book is paper doll cutouts, with Veronica Lake in her bathing suit and dozens of outfits you can stick onto her with tabs that fold around her neck.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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