bay

Example Sentences

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Committed defence kept England at bay, with No 8 Ben Earl's try two minutes from time too little, too late for the visitors.

From Barron's

"We have nothing that will make a light that will burn long enough to hold the creatures at bay."

From Literature

Von Allmen, however, was a picture of celebration after his storming run, the large number of baying Swiss fans in the packed tribune wildly applauding their hero, flags waved, cowbells heaved and air horns blown.

From Barron's

Jonathan realized the river was passing a small bay, where the land curved toward him for a time.

From Literature

A slight Santa Ana flow offshore is keeping the marine influence at bay, she said.

From Los Angeles Times