Examples of 'they had kept' in a sentence

Meaning of "they had kept"

they had kept: This phrase implies that someone or a group of people had retained or maintained possession of something in the past

How to use "they had kept" in a sentence

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they had kept
They had kept part for themselves.
I was surprised they had kept the place open.
They had kept these stories to themselves.
We think it would have been better if they had kept ours.
They had kept their robes clean.
They would not have done if they had kept to the idea of form.
They had kept my mom on some strange medication.
Think what wages would now be if they had kept up with inflation.
Wish they had kept them there.
Consequently there had been much neglect but they had kept their faith.
I wish they had kept to this policy.
Provided critical people with opportunity to feel that they had kept their pride.
They had kept up a good relationship.
They sold a possession and they had kept back part of the purchase price.
They had kept a seat for me.

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Later I asked them why they had kept their eyes closed.
But they had kept the city alive.
God knows what I would have looked like if they had kept going.
He hoped they had kept the head waiter.
The Beatles just would not be the same if they had kept Pete Best.
That they had kept hidden for fifty years.
There they were - but they had kept walking.
They had kept it in suspended animation all this while.
When he was condemned to death, they had kept their distance.
They had kept him alive for some reason.
Since they had come to live in the country, they had kept themselves isolated.
But they had kept.
Upon returning home from the mountains, they hid the books they had kept.
I wish they had kept making movies like this.
Although they had changed the music, they had kept the original lyrics intact.
They had kept it secret so the enemy did not know about this.
After the final meeting, the researched-cared individuals exposed feelings they had kept concealed until then.
They had kept any envelopes in which they had received cards.
I returned to the building where they had kept me, expecting to find Amanda.
They had kept clean sheets in four of the past five clashes.
That deposition she had signed… They had kept it in a file somewhere.
They had kept their planning so secret that they achieved total surprise.
Eventually, these Kree began worshipping the Cotati that they had kept sheltered.
Sale that they had kept as a spare for themselves last season.
We didn't know exactly where… where they had kept her at the time.
But they had kept together and helped each other to drive him off.
However, their road had been a bumpy one, and they had kept low profiles.
They had kept their relationship quiet for about eight months before the announcement.
Surprisingly, one-quarter of the participants said they had kept this secret for over 25 years.
They had kept their role secret out of fear of the KKK.
A year later, they had kept off 5 pounds.
They had kept themselves primarily in the Arabian Peninsula frequently fighting among themselves.
Ahh, if only they had kept Boone!
They had kept His word of PATIENCE.
Their sin was not that they had kept back part of the proceeds for themselves.

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Examples of using Kept
It must be kept at this temperature at all times
The wards must be kept very quiet
We kept enough for winter and planting
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