Examples of watch over in a Sentence
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Ready in 25 minutes No need to watch over a pot of soup for hours with this recipe.
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Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Vanessa Bonet of the installation art group Dedo Vabo watched over a mission-control monitor deck, as the buzzing craft climbed into room full of braying hippos in rumpled suits.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The exciting news was shared by Friends of Big Bear Valley, the organization that watches over the eagle family through a live nest camera.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
The 38-year-old doctor also spends weeklong stretches in an understaffed ICU, watching over patients as ventilators hum and conversations tip between survival and loss.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Agnes attends a preparatory school run by Dowd’s Aunt Lydia, who watches over the daughters of Gilead’s elite both literally and in the form of a towering statue in the school’s atrium.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Asawa’s descendants keep close watch over the artist’s legacy.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
On one small block alone, at least five cameras watch over sidewalks, driveways and front doors.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Kauffman Stadium has been Sarah Nauser’s happy place for years, as a teenager heading to The K after softball practice at Blue Springs High with her best friend and as an adult, for a few precious innings, getting to watch over the dugout in her last day in full uniform as a police officer.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
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Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Vanessa Bonet of the installation art group Dedo Vabo watched over a mission-control monitor deck, as the buzzing craft climbed into room full of braying hippos in rumpled suits.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The exciting news was shared by Friends of Big Bear Valley, the organization that watches over the eagle family through a live nest camera.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
The 38-year-old doctor also spends weeklong stretches in an understaffed ICU, watching over patients as ventilators hum and conversations tip between survival and loss.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Agnes attends a preparatory school run by Dowd’s Aunt Lydia, who watches over the daughters of Gilead’s elite both literally and in the form of a towering statue in the school’s atrium.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Asawa’s descendants keep close watch over the artist’s legacy.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
On one small block alone, at least five cameras watch over sidewalks, driveways and front doors.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Kauffman Stadium has been Sarah Nauser’s happy place for years, as a teenager heading to The K after softball practice at Blue Springs High with her best friend and as an adult, for a few precious innings, getting to watch over the dugout in her last day in full uniform as a police officer.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Watch over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20over. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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