keep at

Example Sentences

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In effect: Set it and keep at it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 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

The perpetrator would have to keep at least one clue from his victims to feign innocence, but a subtle inconsistency would allow others to infer his guilt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

When he asked for a book, so he might keep at his reading, Therry turned up with The Seven-Pointed Star.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin