at bay
Example Sentences
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Navy kept both parties at bay and the waterway open.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
He made multiple fine saves to keep the Rams at bay, and was beaten only by a stoppage-time penalty.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Oil is climbing to start the week as Morgan Stanley is warning that crude prices are being held at bay from much higher losses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The Federal Reserve has two main jobs: to keep unemployment low and inflation at bay.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
My mother and father also adopted this saying as a tool of survival, perhaps as a way of keeping darker thoughts at bay.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
