eternally vigilant in the safeguarding of democracy
wide-awake applies to watchfulness for opportunities and developments more often than dangers.
wide-awake companies latched onto the new technology
alert stresses readiness or promptness in meeting danger or in seizing opportunity.
alert traders anticipated the stock market's slide
Examples of watchful in a Sentence
We need to be more watchful of our children.
The hotel is being built under the watchful eye of its architect.
Recent Examples on the WebPolicymakers have been keeping a watchful eye on wage growth, which can push up consumer prices if companies pass on higher wage costs rather than absorbing them.—Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 6 June 2024 And of course, much of the fun takes place within the iconic Forman home, where Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) and Red (Kurtwood Smith) can keep a watchful eye over their granddaughter.—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024 So are the Italian nonnas who haggled with the pushcart vendors and kept a watchful eye on the neighborhood.—Lisa Ellex, SPIN, 3 June 2024 Last year, Cowley reopened under the Experimental Group’s watchful eye having undergone a cool-as-a-cucumber renovation.—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for watchful
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