keeping
conformity or harmony
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,169 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,767 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- conformity or harmony his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion
- the responsibility of a guardian or keeper also: guardianship, safekeeping he left his car in my keeping
- the act of retaining something also: retention, holding
keeping in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Such a bold declaration would be in keeping with her character.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Who knows where she may be, and what fairy may have her in his keeping?
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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She would have a long day for courtship and for talk of plans which she was keeping secret from little Jason.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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I put the pail on the ground, and slowly backed away from it, keeping my eye, as beast-tamers do, on the bear.
In the Wilderness · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 1
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Was it possible that Caesar dared to chaff a man who was supposed to have the peace of Europe in his keeping?
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1