1
: conformity
in keeping with good taste
out of keeping with the decor
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Examples of keeping in a Sentence
put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation
my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping
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The Pentagon Inspector General said Hegseth's actions risked operational security and violated federal laws on record keeping.
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CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The program has also given parents the option to self-identify during school orientation for better data-keeping and so the university can email them resources and updates.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
The problem of drift and difficulties with station-keeping were among the issues that led to the demise of the Google Loon project, according to Frandsen.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The celebrity gossip outlet reports Combs was filmed at his job in the chapel’s library, organizing and record keeping as well as handing out books to fellow inmates.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The program has also given parents the option to self-identify during school orientation for better data-keeping and so the university can email them resources and updates.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
The problem of drift and difficulties with station-keeping were among the issues that led to the demise of the Google Loon project, according to Frandsen.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The celebrity gossip outlet reports Combs was filmed at his job in the chapel’s library, organizing and record keeping as well as handing out books to fellow inmates.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for keeping
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“Keeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keeping. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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