keep at

Example Sentences

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“We have all these song ideas from all these years, and we just keep at it. Knowing we’ve got another record to do keeps us going.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“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

"It was tough for me to go in and ask why I am not the one getting picked after that. I still absolutely believe in myself so I just have to keep at it."

From BBC • Dec. 4, 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

“I am vigorously carrying on the money-raising campaign, and things look very promising . . . I’ll keep at it until somehow we get the money.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik