keep out
to remain or cause to remain outside
keep out of
to remain or cause to remain unexposed to: keep out of the sun
to avoid or cause to avoid: the boss is in an angry mood, so keep out of her way
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How to use keep out in a sentence
Some of the length and intensity of the services was a ploy to keep out the religious tourists.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison | Daniel Genis | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Kurdish-controlled areas have pushed to keep out of the conflict ever since.
They offer me water, ask where my kids go to school, which parish I belong to, tell me to have a nice day and keep out of the sun.
It is stark and simple, and serves as a warning to onlookers and passers-by: keep out.
They ignore the heat, or cover their windows to keep out the sun, or just wait.
And since he was too busy catching angleworms for himself to help her and her husband, she wished he would keep out of sight.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyBut this paper was a very tough, fibrous substance, and would resist quite a heavy blow as well as keep out the cold.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeDown there in the office, while I stood behind a partition and nobody saw me—I would hide anywhere to keep out of a quarrel!
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondHitching his horse and telling Bruno to keep out of sight, but near him, he carefully made his way to the house.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnMoss was placed between the logs to keep out the wind, and a thick roof was made from hemlock boughs.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel Powers
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