Sentence examples similar to keep tears at bay from inspiring English sources

She kept right on playing and I kept struggling to keep the tears at bay.

As he was zipped into the yellow jersey, Contador trembled, covered his eyes and held his lips tight, struggling to keep the tears at bay.

Others try to forget what happened to keep the tears at bay, and seek support not from their parents, but from the other girls who were there.

By my fifth week at school, round-the-clock anxiety and the addled half-sleep that comes with it had eaten so thoroughly into my defenses that only the most violent fits could keep the tears at bay.

As he stood on the podium for a final time, anthem sounding up once again, he would bite his lip and attempt, unsuccessfully, to keep the tears at bay.

With swimming being my sanity and writing my way of dealing with all of this, the two are helping to keep the tears at bay.

It sparked anti-government protests in which four people were killed, as police used tear gas and fired bullets into the air to keep crowds at bay.

"How do I keep it at bay?

Can they keep Qld at bay here?

But can they keep holidaymakers at bay?

One caveat: keep poachers at bay.