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

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

"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 rest of Meereen might see him as an amusing curiosity, like the exiled Summer Islander King Robert used to keep at King’s Landing, but the queen had always spoken to him gently.

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