for observation

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: for the purpose of being watched carefully (as by doctors in a hospital)

They're keeping him at the hospital for observation for another few days.

Examples of for observation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the company’s pilots, who flew me in the chase plane that accompanies their aircraft for observation, was previously a local pizza-delivery guy who moonlighted as a flight instructor. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024

Thousands of researchers have since applied for observation time. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024

He was subsequently taken to the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco and kept overnight for observation. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2023

She was treated for cuts and abrasions at the time and held for observation. —Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Friday that Roberts experienced a medical emergency around midnight and collapsed in an elevator while on his way to the jail’s medical area for observation. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024

Even today's Large Hadron Collider has far too little energy to free a single quark for observation. —Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2010

The baby was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children for observation, police said. —Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2024

Serna was initially in the general population but four days later was moved to a cell in the medical unit for observation. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024