keeping out

Example Sentences

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The entry price also serves as its own screening, keeping out travelers who might treat a ceremony like a cheap all-you-can-eat buffet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

When dinosaurs reigned, the small creatures evolving into mammals survived by becoming nocturnal, keeping out of sight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

All this while keeping out of the venomous verbal crossfire between Washington and Kyiv.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

There are many rules for who can apply — with the goal of keeping out those with a vested interest.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

I went inside, slipped up to the door, and, keeping out of sight, I looked through the window.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes