Sentence examples for keeps things in check from inspiring English sources

I do about three hours of gardening a year which kind of keeps things in check.

Maybe he had to keep things in check.

"They want to keep things in check until they have better visibility on the economy".

My grandmother always kept things in check, and we have to remind ourselves to do that.

Without tension to keep things in check, melodrama becomes sloppy and All About Eve becomes All My Children.

They wanted a free-flowing game but we wanted to keep things in check as we have unbelievable legs.

Referring to the Giants' losses to Washington and Tennessee, Sehorn said: "We've got to keep things in check and realize that our two big challenges, we failed.

She is passionate about weeding not as an aggressive fightback against nature, but as a tolerant process – using composting and hoeing to keep things in check rather than laying on weedkiller.

Trying to keep things in check, European officials issued 16 pages of proposed rules for the citizens' initiative, translating the vague language of the Lisbon treaty into a thicket of regulations, which critics say could strangle the experiment at birth.

RSL captain Kyle Beckerman, who featured for the US in this week's 2-0 win over Mexico, should be fully available, and goalkeeper Nick Rimando, who was with the US National Team, did not feature and will undoubtedly keep things in check at the back.

Keep things in check by asking your teen what role they would like you to play and have them tell you when your involvement is more harmful than helpful.