keep back
(tr) to refuse to reveal or disclose
to prevent, be prevented, or refrain from advancing, entering, etc
Words Nearby keep back
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How to use keep back in a sentence
Two personalities fought for possession of his soul, and he could not always keep back the lower of the two.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodHe sat and held her hands, and saw her bite her lips and fight to keep back the tears in her eyes.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairIf it were the last words she had to speak, she said afterwards, he was striving to keep back a fit of laughing.
A Thin Ghost and Others | M. R. (Montague Rhodes) JamesOn arriving at the inn, the commissary caused the door of the court-yard to be closed, in order to keep back the people.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoShe turned, and he came forward, and she met him, holding her head high to keep back her tears.
The Creators | May Sinclair
Other Idioms and Phrases with keep back
see hold back.
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