keep away
Britishverb
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to refrain or prevent from coming (near)
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to stop using, touching, etc
Example Sentences
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The agency has urged islanders to keep away from the carcass because of the risk of infection but has not yet detailed when it intends to move the animal.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it received numerous reports of flooding in the Flintshire and Wrexham areas and warned people to keep away from fast flowing watercourses.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
“It’s usually in museums and art galleries . . . so that limits things. I keep away from them. And Harrods I don’t go near.”
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
Woodward said government agencies have reached out directly to him, pleading with him to tell his tens of thousands of followers on X, Instagram and Facebook to keep away from 841.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
“Whatever water Alfhercht can’t keep away, I will. We’ll be fine.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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