in check
Example Sentences
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About the only familiarity Thursday was the scoring, kept in check by a strong wind that finally shooed away the fog and gave Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and the rest all they could handle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
As the medications become more accessible through price cuts and the introduction of a pill version, retailers are taking a harder line to keep returns in check.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The company quickly raised prices and kept marketing spending in check.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Bank Indonesia lifted its base lending rate to 5.25 percent, it said, to help stabilise the devaluing rupiah and keep inflation in check.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
It was a sudden meeting, and one in which rapture was kept well in check by pain.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
