being watched

phrase

: watched or observed carefully especially in order to prevent or detect a crime

He didn't know that he was being watched by the police.

Examples of being watched in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For a filmmaker who built 17 minutes around the ache of being watched, there’s a quiet symmetry to it — a stretch on the Lido spent, for once, doing the looking herself. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

But citizens and courts are now deciding what price to put on Americans’ freedom to move without being watched. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

The companies that break through will be the ones that make these products genuinely useful without making everyone nearby feel as if they are being watched. — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

For some around me, being watched was certainly not a pejorative but the intent of their attire. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for being watched

• botched
• notched
• debauched