How to Use keep back in a Sentence

keep back

verb

• Soldiers stood in a row, keeping back the shivering crowd.
  — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
• The best-selling seat’s backrest is designed for lumbar support to keep back pain at bay.
  — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025
• The best-selling seat’s backrest is designed for lumbar support to keep back pain at bay.
  — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
• Boston police, the Secret Service, and the hospital’s private security agents worked to keep back the throng.
  — Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
• In anticipation of a third-down rush, the Eagles kept back seven blockers in max protection against what ended up being only five rushers.
  — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
• The remaining capacity is kept back for UEFA and their key stakeholders, such as commercial partners.
  — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 30 May 2026
• Sure, the absence of Martin Odegaard influenced Arteta’s selection, but to the extent that the solution was Mikel Merino as his starting No 10, with so much attacking quality kept back on the bench?
  — Nick Miller, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025