How to Use keeper in a Sentence

keeper

noun
  • Hold on to that boyfriend of yours—he's a keeper!
  • But the ‘keeper could end the game.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • This simple sheet cake will be a keeper in your recipe box.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
  • This simple sheet cake will be a keeper in your recipe box.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Both keepers had one save in a scoreless first half.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • Both keepers had three saves in a scoreless first half.
    — Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Oh, but the keeper of the gates herself is here tonight, too.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Plus, anyone who doesn’t bat an eye at a wonky cake is a keeper.
    — Washington Post, 2 May 2022
  • An oil house and two keepers’ quarters (one is now a gift shop) were moved with it.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Neither keeper faced a shot on goal in a scoreless first half.
    — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Neither keeper faced a shot on goal in a scoreless first half.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • At the end of the first half, the Dinamo ‘keeper got sent off.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • The team’s first four 2025 draft picks look like keepers.
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This recipe got two thumbs up for being easy-to-follow and a keeper.
    — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Wetherholt is more of an option in deep and keeper leagues.
    — Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • For the camp to survive, all must act as their brother’s keeper.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2021
  • But on that day, there were no more than 10 tourists, a tour guide and the park keeper.
    — Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2022
  • With dozens of five-star ratings, this easy weeknight recipe is one for your keeper file.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The take was a keeper, beyond perfect.
    — Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The treasure keeper has all of the same duties as the usual banker.
    — Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • Part of that culture is not being the sole keeper of knowledge.
    — Kari Cobham, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • To complete the hat-trick just after half-time, one-on-one with the ’keeper, was great.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The ’keeper is coming out, so Landon can’t go straight to goal.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • We are perceived as temple keepers.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The calf and her mother are off-exhibit and will spend a month away from the herd and keepers.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But so far, Mangiapane looks like a keeper.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Parallel Tales is a keeper, tales well told.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 May 2026
  • Are the club following any ‘keepers?
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Williams kept the drive going with a 3-yard keeper on fourth-and-1 near midfield.
    — Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Ferrer is the ideal keeper of her kin’s stories.
    — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026

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