keep watch
idiom
: to watch to make sure that no one is coming
She kept watch outside while the others robbed the bank.
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See all the goodies on Instagram and keep watch for the new uptown location opening soon.
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Jenny Matz, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
While his uncle Jacob Dutton is waiting for Spencer's arrival at the Livingston train station, Jack Dutton is told to stay behind at the family lodge and keep watch instead.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
His wife and artistic counterpart, Elaine de Kooning, kept a studio across the narrow harbor in the North West Woods; and Lucy’s mother, Lisa de Kooning, sculpted bronze-cast animals—elephants, cows, rams—many of which still keep watch over the house.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Paradise is set in a seemingly idyllic community where a Secret Service agent (Sterling K. Brown) is posted to keep watch over a former president of the United States (James Marsden).
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
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Jenny Matz, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
While his uncle Jacob Dutton is waiting for Spencer's arrival at the Livingston train station, Jack Dutton is told to stay behind at the family lodge and keep watch instead.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
His wife and artistic counterpart, Elaine de Kooning, kept a studio across the narrow harbor in the North West Woods; and Lucy’s mother, Lisa de Kooning, sculpted bronze-cast animals—elephants, cows, rams—many of which still keep watch over the house.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Paradise is set in a seemingly idyllic community where a Secret Service agent (Sterling K. Brown) is posted to keep watch over a former president of the United States (James Marsden).
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
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“Keep watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20watch. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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