How to Use keep a lid on in a Sentence

keep a lid on

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  • And that could help keep a lid on rates for some time to come.
    — Matt Phillips, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The Ravens should have the secondary to keep a lid on the Chiefs' wide receivers.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • And those of us who strive to be kind people keep a lid on it.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The selloff marks one of the worst days of the year for the oil market and could help keep a lid on pump prices.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 30 May 2023
  • That could keep a lid on prices — even though the market still has its share of bulls.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 28 June 2021
  • Fears of a recession have helped keep a lid on oil prices.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • Tuesday’s selloff marks one of the worst days of the year for the oil market and could help keep a lid on pump prices.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 May 2023
  • The powers that be put in a minority keep a lid on things.
    — Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022
  • Both trends would keep a lid on the supply of homes and keep prices elevated.
    — Chris Rugaber, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2023
  • But models show why the Chinese government still wants to keep a lid on.
    — Bydennis Normile, science.org, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The efficiency helps keep a lid on prices (well, at least somewhat).
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 9 Feb. 2022
  • This likely helps keep a lid on the amount of complex game visuals that need to be rendered at any one time.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • New lithium mines are beginning to produce ore, which could keep a lid on prices.
    — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Among his descriptions of psychopaths were people who could keep a lid on the worst of their behavior.
    — David Adam, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The incidents came as the EU struggles to keep a lid on soaring gas and electricity prices.
    — Lorne Cook and Jan M. Olsen, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The formal invite came to new coach Michael Crofton back in May, but the girls had to keep a lid on it until everything was finalized.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2021
  • And the release showed that despite their best efforts, top Republicans could not keep a lid on the report.
    — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That would be a reversal of China’s role this year, when it’s helped keep a lid on global inflation.
    — Enda Curran, Bloomberg.com, 7 Dec. 2022
  • But for now the markets appear to be bracing for muted prices, a situation that should keep a lid on gas prices.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
  • To keep a lid on costs and speed up construction, prefab kitchen and bath pods will be inserted into the apartments as they’re built.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
  • Alibaba appears to be trying to keep a lid on discussions of the matter.
    — New York Times, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Travelers, truckers and shippers worldwide can thank the U.S. for helping keep a lid on oil and gasoline prices this year.
    — Bob Henderson, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Van-Tam urged people to take up the boosters and laid out his hope that the vaccines will continue to keep a lid on serious disease.
    — Fox News, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Concerns about waning demand in China, the world’s largest oil importer, have helped keep a lid on prices, as has record output from the United States.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
  • To keep a lid on warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, and prevent a climate disaster, use needs to drop by 55%.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Glover said he has been contacted by many restaurant owners, bartenders, and staff asking why the city was trying to keep a lid on the numbers.
    — Michael Lee, Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Automakers have also begun to restore some discounts that had long helped keep a lid on prices.
    — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 15 May 2023
  • In other words, the Fed is signaling that interest rates will have to remain higher for longer to keep a lid on the pace of price increases.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Sure, that’s on them, but the political pressure is to keep a lid on prices and rail against the insurance industry or blame climate change.
    — Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Spotify has managed to keep a lid on whatever sent HiFi so far off course.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 Feb. 2023

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