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Example sentences for "kept back"
Else he
could
never have
wished the letter
kept back
till to-morrow.
Once it was clearly understood that
the
news was to be kept back, it became easier to exist, provisionally.
But she had left them
behind
in her hurry, and he
kept back
in a dark corner.
Such excitement
was
caused by this bold exploit that the mob could no longer be kept back.
Just then a rush was made
towards them
by
the constables, who were, however,
kept back
by the crowd.
But there are positive things told us about the glory yet to
come upon
the heirs of God,
which
ought not to be kept back.
It
is
a subject that should always be kept back, in their opinion.
Then
depend upon
it, hell is a subject that ought not
to
be kept back.
I was
deeply
moved, but to spare my mother's feelings I
kept back
my tears.
My mother had borne up until now, but when the time came that I
must indeed
go, her tears could no longer
be
kept back.
I felt sorrowful enough but I
kept back
my
tears
till the hour sounded which announced the arrival of the stage.
I should know the secret thing Julius
kept back
from me, the thing we three
had
somehow to “set right again.
We examined and discussed each bale, as it were, but I
soon
became aware that there was a great deal he
kept back
from me.
Power
is
poured out, or power is kept back.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "kept back" 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:
among them
;
close interbreeding
;
friendly terms
;
jest like
;
kept back
;
kept close
;
kept constant
;
kept down
;
kept his
;
kept moist
;
kept open
;
kept quiet
;
kept repeating
;
kept saying
;
kept secret
;
kept silent
;
kept thinking
;
kept warm
;
magical power
;
noble life
;
nor the
;
orders were
;
personal consciousness
;
right spirit
;
these things
;
until they
