Example Sentences

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The ECB has kept borrowing costs on hold for some time as eurozone price rises had been largely under control.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

U.S. exports of crude and products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel have soared during the crisis, part of what has kept the world relatively well supplied despite the war with Iran.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

For years, Swift has kept her fans curious, engaged and part of her narrative.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The increasingly splintered ways in which voters seek information, fueled by the rapid changes in technology and media, has kept political campaign strategists on their toes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Though there are only inches between them, for an instant his father is a stranger, a man who has kept a secret, has survived a tragedy, a man whose past he does not fully know.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri