How to Use keep pace with in a Sentence

keep pace with

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  • But the Lions couldn’t keep pace with the quick Eagles guards.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • To keep pace with the Ravens to give themselves a chance to stay in the playoff hunt, the Bengals need to beat the Panthers and get to 5-4 at the bye.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The league and its 32 franchises are trying to keep pace with the challenges.
    David Bloom, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Those caps have not been raised to keep pace with inflation since 2009.
    Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But for women, the question is also can their pay keep pace with their male peers?
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • But for women, the question is also can their pay keep pace with their male peers?
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • The drone industry is evolving at light speed, our team alone is too small yet to keep pace with it.
    IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023
  • If Vermont wants to keep pace with Marquette, the Catamounts will have to try to match them and increase their pace of play.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But Schauffele wasn't able to keep pace with his opponent from there and slid down the leaderboard.
    Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 18 June 2023
  • Miami was 6 of 11 from beyond the arc to start the game, but the Heat still couldn't keep pace with Denver's hot shooting.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • By the end of this season, Blanchett herself may keep pace with her character.
    Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The first few months of the year will be key to watch, as a rival will have to start their campaign by then to be able to raise enough money to keep pace with Trump.
    Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Dec. 2022
  • But on the whole, the continent cannot keep pace with its swelling population.
    Declan Walsh, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • He’s currently ranked number-three in the world and will be looking to move up the rankings to keep pace with Djokovic and Alcarez.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The Tigers couldn’t keep pace with Arkansas, which finished an efficient 54.1% from the field.
    Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The pressure is on for Target to keep pace with other low-cost competitors.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The company is trying to keep pace with rivals and control costs.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In our scenario, Carolina, Atlanta and Arizona would all have to win out to keep pace with the Packers.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2022
  • In order to keep pace with peers, people often end up in debt—or close to it—while attempting to spend in line with their salary.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 May 2023
  • The question is whether our social structures are ready to keep pace with our advanced science.
    S. I. Rosenbaum, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2024
  • His play will be needed to help Anna keep pace with a Stephenville offense that averages 50.1 points per game.
    Dallas News, 13 Nov. 2022
  • However, the monthly support of $799 remained frozen for a decade, failing to keep pace with the rising cost of living.
    Andre V. Chapman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The canal authority completed a new set of locks in 2016 to increase traffic and keep pace with the growing size of cargo ships.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The union has also maintained that the studios must increase minimum rates to keep pace with inflation, with would amount to an 11% increase in the first year.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Such speed also means that the sensation of road hits, such as kerb strikes, are provided faster than even 240Hz projectors are able to keep pace with.
    Jeremy White, WIRED, 9 May 2024
  • Fundraising totals were up 6.2% during that time but didn’t keep pace with the second quarter’s inflation rate of more than 8%.
    Rachel Wolfe, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Here's a high-performance pair of underwear that can keep pace with your active lifestyle.
    Mark Stock and Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Many airlines keep a cache of spares on hand, but there simply aren’t enough replacement engines available to keep pace with repairs.
    Siddharth Vikram Philip, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Wage increases have been the top item on the table, with the union pushing for annual raises of 4.5 percent over the next three years to keep pace with inflation and the cost of living.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Others are simply victims of the cruel math of survival in L.A. — wages don’t keep pace with the cost of living and housing — and Black and Latino people are hit hardest.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023

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