How to Use keep off in a Sentence

keep off

verb
  • Stay on the beach and please keep off the shelf ice.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Stay on the beach and please keep off the shelf ice.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • He’s also been kept off the scoresheet in five straight games.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The conflict has been largely kept off the front pages by the war in Iran.
    — Rabia Akhtar, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
  • And which of their own impending free agents might the Broncos keep off the market in the coming days?
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
  • White is another player who’s tough to keep off the First Team, but there just isn’t any room at the inn.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Some of this information has been kept off the record and was used for scoring purposes only.
    — David Spiegel, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • Slack messages can be rewritten, emails edited until perfect, cameras kept off.
    — Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Aside from a solo home run by Jordan Walker, the Cardinals were kept off the board.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The heating and air conditioning was kept off, obviously, as was the radio.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Newspapers were closed, dissidents jailed, and candidates kept off the ballot.
    — Karl Vick, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
  • But there isn’t a lot of data to suggest how much weight patients can expect to keep off using different medications.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 14 May 2026
  • Any heat-producing appliances, like your oven and stove, are best kept off to avoid additional heat introduction.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
  • Vanhee keeps off social media and maintains a low public profile, despite holding one of the most coveted jobs in fashion.
    — Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Work Items Laptops, chargers, and other work items should absolutely be kept off a coffee table.
    — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • During two recent wintry swipes in North Georgia, drivers largely abided by the directive to keep off the roads.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Hutson did not flinch and impacted the game both offensively and defensively, despite being kept off the scoresheet.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That research found people typically can’t keep off the weight over the long term, so the improved health outcomes associated with weight reduction are lost.
    — CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Birds can be kept off the porch away from furniture and plants by using bird deterrent methods that include physical, auditory, and visual deterrents.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
  • Lesnar is not a defendant in the case, but was kept off of television until the company cleared him to return at SummerSlam back in August.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier during the hearing, Richards' lawyer said McAllister only agreed to testify under the condition her name be kept off the witness list.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The screaming headlines followed by the official oops that came in the wake of the announcement of the 1996 Mars rock is something scientists are justified in wanting to keep off their resumes.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 June 2026
  • Since her episode aired in February 2012, Morris has managed to keep off 80 percent of her weight, according to her Instagram.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • At Neuras Wine and Wildlife Estate, on the edge of the Namib Desert, grapes are grown under netting to keep off hungry baboons, meaning there’s plenty for us tipple-loving primates to enjoy.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
  • All-Defensive Second Team Amen Thompson, Houston Rockets Thompson is the toughest player to keep off the First Team.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Stuart Attwell, the Premier League referee, is being deliberately kept off Nottingham Forest matches due to his controversial history with the club.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Chinese refineries have the most to lose if Venezuelan oil is kept off the market or redirected to the US; China also extended some $100 billion in credit to Venezuela on the expectation that it would be repaid in oil.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Martin Atkinson was kept off Manchester United matches after a series of issues involving Sir Alex Ferguson and the manager’s assistant, Carlos Queiroz.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • That was the story of Opening Day 2026, too, as the Boston bats tallied 12 hits, including three from leadoff man Roman Anthony, but left 10 men on base and were kept off the scoreboard until late in their 3-0 victory over the Reds.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026

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