keep at

Example Sentences

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“But if you keep at it for a while, you can get a really good product out of it,” Kanekar added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Maye says he and his teammates just want to keep at it.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Until then, he says, he will keep at it himself: "This is my ideal. If you have this ideal, you must persist. You can't not."

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Raman said she is exploring whether those dollars could be used to keep at least some of the 14,500 households at risk housed, something other officials said they are looking at as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

I get the broom I keep at my station for such occasions and sweep up broken Broken Me-Blob No. 8 while everyone mutters about how unlucky I am.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson