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Meanings of keep aloof in English

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Usage of keep aloof in English
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But from Rataplan, the Rogue, the other elephants preferred to keep aloof.
Rataplan, a Rogue Elephant; and Other Stories
2
They are a shy people, prone to keep aloof from the stranger.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mou...
3
Now see here, old fellow, I'll keep aloof if you say so.
An Original Belle
4
How superficial are the niceties of such as pretend to keep aloof!
Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches
5
Hardenberg has to keep aloof from us because the emperor so ordered it.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
6
The best he could do was to keep aloof and follow their movements.
The Blind Spot
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But you must keep aloof from the poisonous atmosphere of slander.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
8
Yet with the exception of stolen glances and secret admiration, you keep aloof.
Dream Life: A Fable of the Seasons
9
Indeed, I keep aloof from both, beholding the fruitlessness of attachment and wrath.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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The desire to keep aloof got more and more the upper hand of him.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
11
These people were very reserved, and seemed inclined to keep aloof from their fellow-passengers.
An Englishman's Travels in America / His Observations of Life an...
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But, do what I like, I am not allowed to keep aloof from it!
Three Dramas
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Those in the other category might possibly keep aloof.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
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We belong to the artistic and cultured classes, and we can keep aloof from shopkeepers.
An Unsocial Socialist
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His part was to keep aloof from her, and to wait for her inevitable submission.
The Odd Women
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I'll take the risk if you will remain incog., and keep aloof from the men.
Taken Alive
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