keep watch

phrase

: to watch to make sure that no one is coming

She kept watch outside while the others robbed the bank.

Examples of keep watch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No physical barrier blocks people from walking across the border outside the library, although planters prevent vehicles from crossing, and border guards from both countries keep watch. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Even where towers are still in place and are still the best bet for spotting the first flickering of flames, sometimes there are not enough of them to keep watch over all parts of a fire-prone area. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 20 July 2026

Part of his charm here included playing the stalwart father figure to two terrified kids — someone a child could trust to stick around and keep watch all night when the dinosaurs came chomping. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Other officers assigned to keep watch sat in their unmarked cars nearby, calling out descriptions of the undercover officer’s movements over the radio. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for keep watch

• hopscotch
• stopwatch
• wristwatch
• boche
• botch
• brough
• crotch
• gotch
• notch
• rotch
• scotch
• swatch