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How to use keep back in a sentence

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I had dawdled a little bit at the beginning so I could keep back with the girls, but the rest of the run had felt a lot faster to me.
One must do a lot of frivoling in this world to keep back the tears that would come if one kept thinking of the truth.
A warped rationale twisted and struggled madly to keep back the torrent rising against the flimsy barrier of his lie.
She bit her lip to keep back the grin that she knew would look dorky.
The group restored dunes to keep back the sea, allowing a freshwater wetland to form.
The poor man, when he accompanied me to the coach, he could barely keep back his tears.
Now and then, Jacinta could not keep back her tears, so great was the discomfort this caused her.
My third and final question is this: what guarantees can the Commissioner give that the Council will keep back the proposed EUR 17.5 billion?
When following another vehicle, keep back at least one full length of the vehicle plus trailer for each 16 kilometres per hour of speed.
A Paladin's strikes can break the most solid armor and keep back the incoming enemies.
Before we were ready to take the scene we had to put ropes up to keep back the uninvited audience which giggled and tee-heed and commented loudly throughout.
Such is the depravity of man in general, that did not the Lord keep back even the regenerate from evils and falses, he would cast himself headlong into hell.
So I'd ask you to please just keep back of the mike.
The low temperature at which the brouillis is poured off, combined with the copper's reactivity, keep back the fatty acids and other undesirable compounds from the wine.
Besides, subsequent events have shown that it was right to keep back the money as security, since it can now doubly benefit President Abbas and the forces of moderation.
Or if He wills some Mercy for me, can they keep back his Mercy?
We keep back issues of these newspapers for a period of one month.
And a sign advises visitors to keep back 25 feet.
In the event of payment arrears, notwithstanding our other rights we shall be authorised to keep back any deliveries already ordered or any work agreed upon until such time as all claims have been settled in full.
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Examples from Classical Literature
They twitched a bit, to keep back with some effort what she had on her mind.
The sound, the weirdness of the hooters in itself, would keep back a braver foe.
To keep back the glances that could enlighten, to modulate the tones that might betray!
Not that Donnacha bn sought in any way to keep back those who would fain know more.
Our trench mortar was being worked energetically to keep back any German reinforcements.
In which case I would keep back my compositions from the philharmonic.
Martin shook his head, but he had failed to keep back the wolfish, hungry look that leapt into his eyes at the suggestion of dinner.
The excitement was gone, now, and Tom and Joe could not keep back thoughts of certain persons at home who were not enjoying this fine frolic as much as they were.
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