in check
Example Sentences
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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
He kept his emotions in check and all the experience he has gained in the last few years, developing his game, it was brilliant.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The government is spending roughly 5 billion ringgit a month, equivalent to about $1.27 billion, to subsidize RON95, the nation’s most widely used petrol grade, helping to keep domestic inflation in check.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
It was a sudden meeting, and one in which rapture was kept well in check by pain.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
