keep aloof
Example Sentences
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“We try to keep aloof from it all.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2019
The bracelets, according to Wonder Woman’s prose, were “fashioned by our captors” as physical symbols that “we must always keep aloof from men.”
From Washington Post • May 26, 2017
Kali’s and Janaki’s children were much older, and as for Kunthi, she preferred to keep aloof.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Too deeply penetrated with the high importance of the subject to be treated of, I shall adhere steadfastly to the determination to exert my best ability, and to keep aloof from prejudice of every kind.
From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton
From the dust and tumult none could keep aloof.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
