Examples of 'he had kept' in a sentence

Meaning of "he had kept"

The phrase 'he had kept' indicates that someone had retained or still had possession of something. It suggests that the person had held onto or preserved the mentioned object, item, or information until the present or a specific point in the past. 'He had kept' emphasizes the continuity or persistence of the person's possession or ownership

How to use "he had kept" in a sentence

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he had kept
That he had kept from the war.
We were fairly certain that he had kept on killing.
He had kept all the pain to himself.
Paul did say he had kept the faith.
He had kept it all that time for me.
Today though he had kept abnormally quiet.
He had kept the real method secret.
He was happy because he had kept his word.
He had kept that diary in his safe.
But one day he had kept too much.
He had kept it quiet for over a year.
I did not know he had kept one of those albums.
He had kept it secret during the primaries.
I had wondered why he had kept his ticket.
He had kept his promise after all.

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Up to this time he had kept her in.
He had kept it going by means of repairs he himself made.
He avoided the papers he had kept in the safe.
He had kept it hidden for many years.
Certainly he had kept his word.
He had kept the secret to himself.
There was a reason he had kept his clothes on.
He had kept up the appearance of religion.
It took a while for me to realize that he had kept it up.
After that he had kept them as a souvenir.
He explained the circumstance in which he had kept the diary.
Better he had kept on with the dope.
I asked the salesman if he had kept the legs.
He had kept his promise to himself.
It was a world he had kept to himself.
He had kept that side of his life secret.
I did not know he had kept it.
He had kept the old favor.
He went out of the house where he had kept himself hiding.
He had kept his plans to himself.
When the man claimed he had kept them all.
He had kept silent out of respect for her.
And he had cut it up but the only thing he had kept was.
He had kept it all that time.
He also handles the suicide note that he had kept safe.
He had kept these documents until his death.
Photographs he had kept.
He had kept his distance on purpose.
It was just another of the secrets he had kept from his parents.
He had kept his dignity intact.
He had liked the look so much that he had kept it since.
He had kept the decoration simple.
I am just thankful that he had kept them instead of throwing them out.
He had kept all the commandments.
It was afterwards discovered that he had kept an irregular diary whilst in prison.

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