How to Use keep up with in a Sentence

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  • The brand is changing to keep up with the post-#MeToo world.
    Daisy McManaman, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
  • But so far, it’s not been enough to keep up with the rapid growth.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 5 May 2023
  • Samu’s legs move twice as fast to keep up with the other drummers.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2023
  • Even once their skin is clear, your teen still needs to keep up with their routine.
    Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 3 May 2023
  • To keep up with the events of the evening, EW will be updating our 2023 Tony Award winners list live throughout the night.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 11 June 2023
  • From a staffing standpoint, they were pretty maxed out as far as being able to keep up with the bars and the kitchen and stuff like that.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
  • Still, worker pay failed to keep up with inflation, which was sitting at 6.4% at the end of last year.
    Alexandra Olson, oregonlive, 31 May 2023
  • This version has charging cords made into it, giving you less to pack and keep up with.
    Terri Peters, Parents, 8 June 2023
  • Be sure to keep up with yearly blood tests through your healthcare provider and keep an eye out for any new symptoms that may arise.
    Elizabeth Woolley, Verywell Health, 1 June 2023
  • Their chances of winning the series depends on their ability to keep up with the Warriors.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • Consumers are showing signs of straining to keep up with higher prices.
    Christopher Rugaber, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2023
  • He's worked at the Dallas steakhouse for 23 years and has more people request his tables than the restaurant can keep up with.
    Claire Ballor, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Clearly Greg didn’t keep up with the debt-ceiling vote, which required prospects of worldwide calamity.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 3 June 2023
  • That means coding instructors, too, will need to keep up with the pace of technology.
    Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 8 May 2023
  • The debt soared as people tried to keep up with inflation and higher interest rates.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 14 May 2023
  • However, those efforts haven’t been able to keep up with the county’s growth in homelessness.
    Nicole Hayden, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
  • Kaitlan Collins made a heroic effort to keep up with Trump’s firehose of deceit and treachery.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
  • In many years over the past two decades, the NIH budget, which is allocated by Congress, did not even keep up with inflation.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Analysts have said the company was not ready for the switch to online shopping and struggled to keep up with competitors such as Target.
    Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2023
  • The series flits without warning from the past to the present, there are many characters to keep up with and Dan’s entitled attitude and actions are boring and predictable.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Still other research suggests that some growers’ efforts to improve wheat breeding may not keep up with how fast the climate is warming.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 June 2023
  • Faster pay gains have helped workers, particularly those at the bottom of the earnings ladder, keep up with rapidly rising prices.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • This means the unit will be able to constantly and efficiently keep up with any dust, dander, mold, or other particles your home may contain.
    Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2023
  • But, only a small percentage of individuals can keep up with this.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • Attempting to keep up with not two but three Spanish speakers, with the addition of cast member Marcello Hernández, Yang threw together some nouns and verbs and hoped for the best.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2023
  • And in recent years, the executive pointed out, viewers have actually struggled to keep up with all the new shows and movies that have been released on streaming platforms.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 4 May 2023
  • The method is part of a statewide model that has been lauded for allowing cities like Dallas to quickly get the creation of more apartments in its pipeline to keep up with the growing demand for affordable housing.
    Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Younger borrowers, who have been struggling more to keep up with debt payments, could face even more pressure after student loan payments are resumed, New York Fed researchers said.
    Jonnelle Marte, Fortune, 15 May 2023
  • Netflix, and platforms hoping to keep up with it, poured jillions of dollars pursuing so much content that viewers were quickly overwhelmed.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Equipped with a convenient crank handle, the umbrella provides instant relief from the blazing sun and can be tilted in multiple directions to keep up with the moving rays.
    Rachel Simon, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2023

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