"bay" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He held the French at bay for another five years.
- Once the fire got going, nothing would hold that at bay.
- It may be the first time any city has been held at bay by a performance artist.
- Here, you sense, the modern world is held at bay.
- How long can you hold Europe at bay, even with your technology?
- Still he would sit here, looking out over them, the earth held at bay.
- For a moment, he held them at bay, girl and spirit both.
- Had she not felt something in the distance holding her at bay?
- All she had to do was hold them at bay for a few weeks.
- It could mean that for some patients the disease can be held at bay.
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