Sentence examples for was kept from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

was stockpiled

was preserved

was protected

believed kept

was persisted

"was kept" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe the past tense of verbs that involve a state of being. For example: "The secret was kept hidden for years."

Dictionary

was kept

verb

Past of keep

Exact(60)

It was kept secret".

The New York Times - Sports

Everything was kept secret".

The New York Times

Clay was kept on.

The New Yorker

Sometimes the promise was kept.

The Economist

The promise was kept.

The New York Times

One was kept back.

The Guardian

Everything was kept annonymous.

The New York Times

Decorum was kept.

The New Yorker

Everything was kept formal.

The Guardian - Books

"I was kept there.

The Guardian

No copy was kept by Dr. Bacher.

Harvard University

More suggestions(15)

was updated

was retained

was institutionalized

began kept

was upheld

was sustained

bore kept

was remained

nothing kept

was keeps

exactly kept

was safeguarded

was incorporated

currently kept

was consistently

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