keep company
Example Sentences
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Her “It” girls often keep company with a coterie of tiny monkeys, kittens or creatures with confections for heads.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Viewed as serviceable, unglamorous and lacking in distinction, they were not considered elegant enough to keep company with royalty like paintings.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022
What sets him apart, according to those he has worked with, is the "intensity" with which he drives change, and his ability to keep company executives on their toes with thorough research.
From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2022
She had time to keep company her recently widowed mother and visit her granddaughter.
From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2022
“Katherine Nolan, I’m askin’ to keep company with you.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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