How to Use keeping in a Sentence

keeping

noun
  • This is very much in keeping with the premise of the show.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The first method of record-keeping is the checkbook method.
    — Karlton Dennis, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • But teams have had time to adjust to the limit and the book keeping.
    — Jim Vertuno, ajc, 22 Oct. 2022
  • And there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch by night.
    — Maribeth Jones, Country Living, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The seven hottest years in 140 years of record keeping are the last seven.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2021
  • In 127 years of record-keeping, the United States was never this hot in June.
    — NBC News, 9 July 2021
  • Sort the lids by size and type keeping like items together.
    — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Police have the book bags for safe keeping for their owners to claim them.
    — cleveland, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Bee keeping is very profitable because of the wild ranges.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
  • The new December date is more in keeping with the history of the event.
    — Randy Jennings, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • None of this was easy and record keeping was a nightmare as the tour moved by car, van, bus, or truck from town to town.
    — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Enable lane keeping and the CR-V will tug at the wheel to keep you from wandering.
    — Beth Nichols, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2022
  • That one or two yards makes all of the difference on staying on the field and keeping drives alive.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2021
  • In 82 years of record keeping, #PDX had never recorded more than a trace of snow in April.
    — Judson Jones and Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Both reports found that the last nine years have been the warmest years since record-keeping began in 1880.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Bradley gave the gun to Irvin for safe keeping, the district attorney said.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 15 June 2021
  • This ranks last year as the 15th-warmest since record keeping started.
    — Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
  • His attempt to do something for the care and keeping of himself was what cost him his life.
    — Shanika Hillocks, Bon Appétit, 12 May 2020
  • Armed deputies will be at this year’s parade keeping watch.
    — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The remaining 19 calls were for rules checks or record keeping.
    — Ben Walker, The Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2019
  • Yet pet keeping practices seem to still be taking a toll on them.
    — Jessica Pierce, TIME, 23 June 2024
  • July 2021 was the hottest month on Earth since record-keeping began.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2021
  • This is in keeping with a board member’s oversight role.
    — Amy Glynn, Forbes, 11 June 2022
  • The best book-keeping move would be to cut Miller with a post-June 1 designation.
    — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2019
  • It was taken to the station for safe keeping until the owner claims it.
    — cleveland, 10 June 2020
  • In keeping, the brand has dressed Saldaña for some of the biggest red carpet moments.
    — Violet Goldstone, WWD, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The snowfall helped push Boise to another record: the wettest year-to-date since record keeping began in 1878.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Each fairy doll comes with four fairy accessories as well as a fairy jar for safe keeping.
    — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 29 Dec. 2022
  • That's all in keeping with new showrunner Elwood Reid's plans for the series.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Make boxes for keeping, donating, and storing—these will come in handy.
    — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025

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