How to Use keep from in a Sentence

keep from

verb
  • This song was kept from the world all that time.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Read on for tips to keep from getting tangled in the knots.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Use AirTags to keep from getting lost.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Transfer to a large plate, spreading out to keep from steaming.
    — Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • As if the truth of the city and the country cannot be kept from rising to the surface of the ground.
    — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
  • Lastly, our experts say those high-thread towels should be kept from from hot water as well.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Try to keep from wearing shoes on the carpet, or clean any shoes that will trek on it as much as possible.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Morris fell on top of her, knees spread to keep from squashing Dinah’s chest and maybe killing her.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • The judge in this case will review the document and decide whether it should be kept from public view.
    — Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Things then take a turn when Brooke reveals that there are some things she's been keeping from Hollis.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Always hone or sharpen your knives carefully, with light pressure, to keep from damaging them.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • For in-space propulsion, satellites use various types of thrusters, which provide the push needed to keep from slowing down.
    — Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
  • At the Rauhaniemi spa, a heated walkway connects the sauna to a small patch of water kept from freezing over by a pump.
    — Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Make sure to use an oven timer (or multiple timers on your phone) to keep from accidentally burning any batches.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Proper food safety demands the pork be kept at 41 degrees or below to keep from being a bacteria boat.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Throughout history, women have often been pushed to the sidelines in politics and kept from power.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Members of the faculty union had also said the fund’s existence was kept from them, and could have been used to benefit employees.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Next, carefully place the silver items into the container, using tongs if needed to keep from scalding yourself.
    — Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Next, carefully place the silver items into the container, using tongs if needed to keep from scalding yourself.
    — Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • By season’s end, they are separated — and the biggest secret that Hal has ever kept from her is suddenly out in the open.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • At the same time, members of an Iranian delegation were kept from coming to the World Cup draw.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
  • But on top of that, many series decide to submit only one episode per category to keep from cannibalizing their own vote totals.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026
  • The mix of physical comedy, distant cue cards and having to keep from breaking character as cast members flopped down a set of fake stairs seemed almost too much for the guest host.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • Ace Bailey, Utah Jazz Bailey is another guy who is tough to keep from the First Team.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Moffa used multiple spreadsheets, including a job application tracker, to keep from getting his wires crossed.
    — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Participants also are frequently barred from bringing in outside food, to keep from attracting roaches, mice and other pests.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Variety reports that journalists were given access to the red carpet outside the theater, but were largely kept from the screening itself.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • One of Lisa McNair’s early memories of her sister was of the box that their grandmother kept from the funeral home.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Don't Go Overboard with Pillows One easy way to keep from clogging up the bedroom is not overdoing it with throw pillows.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t trap everyone into being kept from a human therapist because of what AI has determined.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026

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