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Example sentences for "could keep"

  • He would wonder how we could keep on so, making his great faith for us so poetic, visionary, and inefficient.

  • We were so weak with aching muscles and blistered feet that we began to worry about whether or not we could keep going.

  • This was the only way that he could keep up and we felt sorry for him.

  • He found that the only way he could keep it running well enough to stay in the air was to work the primer pump.

  • Ten years ago I cut the last of my pine, an' I got out my pencil an' begun to figure how I could keep in the woods.

  • Either he could return to Terrace City and face the charge against him as best he could, or he could keep going.

  • And now if Orcutt should show up within the next day or two, Downey will know just where to follow, and even with a two days' start, I doubt if I could keep ahead of him.

  • After this I went to the edge of the wood, where I could keep an eye upon both trees without being myself conspicuous.

  • The robins came more rapidly than last night," I wrote in my notebook, "and for much of the time I could keep watch of the southeastern corner only.

  • You'd hardly think it could keep on," he said.

  • You'd hardly think it could keep on," said Mr. Tom Smallways.

  • You'd hardly think it could keep on," said Mr. Tom Smallways, growing up among these marvels.

  • If your money was in my name I could keep a hand on it;--but as it is not I can do nothing.

  • He could keep up his courage in positions which would wash all the courage out of most men.

  • Was he such a fool as to marry before he could keep a wife?

  • I caught at the idea; in a moment I was on all fours, with my head as near the earth as I could keep it, and commenced cutting all the capers of which I was capable.

  • Rectus thought he could keep on his wide straw hat, but he soon found out his mistake, and had to get out his Scotch cap, which made him look like a very different fellow.

  • Rectus moved his chair a little around, so that he could keep an eye on my toes.

  • I was a good runner, and Rectus was light and active, although I am not sure that he could keep up the thing very long; but the two yellow-legs surprised me.

  • I know the way as well as you, and we could keep side by side," sez Promotheus; but I shook my head.

  • He seemed to want us about him, so we dropped in and sat beside him as long as we could keep cheerful.

  • From where I was, I could make out the shape o' the feller they had put on watch, and knew I could keep cases on all within the little rock room.

  • Let me tell you that one of the chief virtues of the Bororo men, old and young, was the fidelity with which they could keep secrets.

  • He could keep up his official regulation manner, but his eyes paid a certain prisoner many compliments.

  • We could keep flowers on her grave there as long as we lived.

  • It was manifest to him when he looked at himself in the glass hat he could keep neither of these engagements.

  • Crosbie had no fortune, was not even so rich as Mr Gazebee, could keep no carriage, and would have no country house.

  • I wish he could keep a carriage for you, but perhaps that will come some day.

  • No topcoat or outer style of means to fend the weather, because he could keep it in order always.

  • He could watch for Virginia; and meanwhile, incidentally, he could keep tab on this sleepy-headed guard.

  • That is, if he could keep me from making both payments.

  • I have played the game as long as I could; and if I could keep it up no longer, it was not for want of good will!

  • He took a seat in the rear end of the car immediately in front of the ladies' car, whence he could keep a sharp lookout on all that went on.

  • He put up at a saloon where he could keep an eye on Maroney, and having bought some new shirts and a second-hand satchel, he felt once more that he was a respectable man.

  • He had not the slightest idea what would be Maroney's next move, but was certain he could keep track of him.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "could keep" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    could climb; could desire; could earn; could ever; could gather; could hold; could judge; could like; could muster; could not have done; could not help feeling; could not help smiling; could obtain; could paint; could possibly; could say; could spare; could stand; could venture; couldst thou; left alive; lighter shade; open book; single hour; touching the; would have been very