keep-away
noun
: a game in which two or more players try to keep an object (such as a ball) from one or more other players
Examples of keep-away in a Sentence
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This shouldn’t be a political game of keep-away.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
This should not have been a 49ers offense that could play keep-away from the Rams (3-2).
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 3 Oct. 2025
Your job isn’t to play keep-away.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
He is mocked by Carmen, who plays keep-away with his beret, and the cigarette factory women.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
During the road trip finale against the Florida Panthers, the Hawks were on the business end of a game of keep-away.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Thursday’s launch then got pushed back by about half an hour when a boat strayed into the keep-away zone designed offshore for mariners’ safety.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
The Stars held possession for a good chunk of it, playing keep-away, sparking cheers from the crowd.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Patrick Mahomes played keep-away the rest of the game.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
This should not have been a 49ers offense that could play keep-away from the Rams (3-2).
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 3 Oct. 2025
Your job isn’t to play keep-away.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
He is mocked by Carmen, who plays keep-away with his beret, and the cigarette factory women.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
During the road trip finale against the Florida Panthers, the Hawks were on the business end of a game of keep-away.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Thursday’s launch then got pushed back by about half an hour when a boat strayed into the keep-away zone designed offshore for mariners’ safety.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
The Stars held possession for a good chunk of it, playing keep-away, sparking cheers from the crowd.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Patrick Mahomes played keep-away the rest of the game.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Keep-away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep-away. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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