keep at bay in English
push away, prevent the approach (of someone or something)
Use "keep at bay" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "keep at bay" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "keep at bay", or refer to the context using the word "keep at bay" in the English Dictionary.
1. The overpowering despair that he'd fought so hard to keep at bay washed through the boy.
2. A democracy demonstrates its political power by knowing how to refuse or keep at bay something foreign and unequal that threatens its homogeneity.