Examples of watchman in a Sentence
A watchman stopped them at the gate.
hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night
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The Peacock series follows Alexander Hale (Simu Liu), an intelligence analyst with The Orphanage, an organization that serves as a watchman for the United States intelligence communities.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
Désir explained the various Gede spirits, like Baron Samedi, the spirit that takes souls to the afterlife and Brav Gede the watchman of the graveyard.
—Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
The old man of the night, the watchman not yet in bed.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The Forest Preserves of Cook County purchased the property in 1921, and the house served as a watchman’s residence until 2015, then sat unused.
—Daily Southtown, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
Désir explained the various Gede spirits, like Baron Samedi, the spirit that takes souls to the afterlife and Brav Gede the watchman of the graveyard.
—Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
The old man of the night, the watchman not yet in bed.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The Forest Preserves of Cook County purchased the property in 1921, and the house served as a watchman’s residence until 2015, then sat unused.
—Daily Southtown, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for watchman
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“Watchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchman. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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