kept

Example Sentences

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"Kept chipping away. Got some stops, made some shots and there it is."

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Appeared in the October 6, 2025, print edition as 'Starbucks Kept Cuts Under Wraps'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

Kept his studs high on the follow through.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

“Nick was always so well prepared. Great player identification. Kept up with the play, all the fundamentals.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

Kept on telling me I owed her for uniforms and some old broken-down bed she give me.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison