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Example sentences for "must keep"

  • I hope we shall have the chance before long," said Adair; "we must keep a bright lookout from the ship and try to do what we can.

  • Provided she doesn't go much astern, we must keep at it in the hopes of a lull," observed Jack to Higson.

  • We must keep an eye on these fellows," said Jerry Bird to Archie; "they'll not mind cutting our throats if they have the chance.

  • Both Jacob an' I must keep on with you, or write ourselves down as cowards; but at the same time we have the right to think it a foolish venture.

  • If we knew exactly what had happened it might be as well for all three to go back to the fort; but there's no knowin' when matters may take a turn, an' we must keep a sharp watch lest through us our people are brought into a trap.

  • But I must keep my ten shillings," exclaimed Jasmine "Oh!

  • Primrose said over and over again: "Two things are absolutely indispensable--we must be independent, and we must keep together.

  • It's a stunner to find that Joe's gone, now, in addition to all the rest, but we must keep a stiff upper lip.

  • We must keep up our courage, and make the best of present circumstances, bad as they sometimes are.

  • But she says that you and I must keep to our arrangement not to see each other till July.

  • And in all the world there was now not one soul to whom he could speak his real thoughts--not even to her, because from her, beyond all, he must keep at any cost all knowledge of his unhappiness.

  • And they're quite right; we must keep working--our contracts!

  • We must keep him in good humour--we must show him every possible favour in a quiet way, and you must not let Griffith and the others tease him.

  • I must keep in my chair, and you must not disturb me.

  • He had promised his good lord and sovereign, Baldwin of Flanders, and his word of honor he must keep.

  • Only we must keep clear of Lincoln as yet.

  • I promised my soldiers to burn the witch with reeds out of Haddenham fen, as she had burned them; and I must keep my knightly word.

  • I must keep writing at every chance, for I dare not stop to think.

  • I must keep it private for the present from all.

  • That we must keep on trusting, and that God will aid us up to the end.

  • I must keep it to say to Jonathan, my husband.

  • I agree with you that water may be found yonder, but we must keep together.

  • We must keep on all through the night, and refresh again at daybreak.

  • Now, it seems to me that wherever we can we must keep to the mountains.

  • We must keep on now we have started, and bear it like men.

  • But when he has grown into a great merchant he must keep books, and he must keep a great many of them, and they must be kept accurately, or he will get into trouble and go to ruin.

  • These are the times when men must keep together.

  • If I would have a healthy skin, I must perspire freely all the time, I must keep my body clean, I must wear clean clothing, I must breathe pure air, and live in the sunlight.

  • I must wear clean clothing; I must exercise in work or play; I must keep my body warm.

  • God grant neither judge nor jury may find it out; but at all events we must keep to our story.

  • Now, give me that bandage, my man; we must keep it down tight, for the muscles have had an awful wrench.

  • No; we must keep them in the dark if we possibly can.

  • There is something jovial and roystering about an ancient tavern; but we must keep a sharp lookout for Mrs. Schallibaum.

  • We must keep him on the move until the effects of the drug have really passed off.

  • We must keep together, and watch sharp," he warned Spotted Deer.

  • We must keep going," Running Fox said, grimly.

  • Yes, we must keep a sharp watch for our enemies," replied Running Fox.

  • To avoid exaggeration here, we must keep in mind how large a part personality played in their teaching also, and from how deep in their lives their messages sprang.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "must 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:
    little ashamed; must accept; must also; must away; must certainly; must come; must confess; must continue; must feel; must hold; must hurry; must introduce; must live; must lose; must obey; must own; must recollect; must remark; must return; must see; must speak; must stop; must take; must wait; must work; which shall