keep at
phrase
: to persist in doing or concerning oneself with
Examples of keep at in a Sentence
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Austria had one good look — a header that just missed — but largely been kept at bay.
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Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
All the girls were provided with legal counsel and kept at a children's home for the next three weeks, during which time they were also interviewed about the incident.
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Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Subsequent Fortune reporting on the files traced how Epstein spent roughly a decade working to insert himself into Gates’ inner circle—directly and through intermediaries—and kept at it even after Gates stopped communicating with him.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
These substances that must be kept at hundreds of degrees below zero Fahrenheit to remain stable.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
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Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
All the girls were provided with legal counsel and kept at a children's home for the next three weeks, during which time they were also interviewed about the incident.
—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Subsequent Fortune reporting on the files traced how Epstein spent roughly a decade working to insert himself into Gates’ inner circle—directly and through intermediaries—and kept at it even after Gates stopped communicating with him.
—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
These substances that must be kept at hundreds of degrees below zero Fahrenheit to remain stable.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
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“Keep at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20at. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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