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: 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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Do your record keeping during or right after the gardening season, while everything is still fresh in your memory.
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Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
Olympic time-keeping has grown so complex that preparations are well underway for the return of the games to Los Angeles in 2028.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
New elements were intentionally installed using historic techniques; for example, new stonework was installed in the keeping room (an informal seating area adjacent to the kitchen), using a random fieldstone pattern typical of homes from the era.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
The Athletic reported on Wednesday that a lack of discipline, which includes poor time-keeping, were constant issues during Frank’s reign.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
Olympic time-keeping has grown so complex that preparations are well underway for the return of the games to Los Angeles in 2028.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
New elements were intentionally installed using historic techniques; for example, new stonework was installed in the keeping room (an informal seating area adjacent to the kitchen), using a random fieldstone pattern typical of homes from the era.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
The Athletic reported on Wednesday that a lack of discipline, which includes poor time-keeping, were constant issues during Frank’s reign.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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 26 Feb. 2026.
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