Examples of watch over in a Sentence
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The best of it feels like being watched over, not watched.
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Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Meanwhile, her stepdaughter/cousin Rhaena, who has never been able to claim a dragon, is sent to the Vale to watch over the youngest little Targaryens in Rhaenyra's brood.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Police watch over the large crowds that came to audition to be part of Kai Cenat's Streamer University.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 17 June 2026
And some satellites are even able to watch over humanmade disasters, such as this one that caught Blue Origin's rocket explosion from space.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 17 June 2026
Furthermore, some security staff had to be paid to watch over sets.
—Christian Sylt, Fortune, 17 June 2026
After her father died in a tragic plane accident while serving in the Royal Air Force in World War II, King George VI made a commitment to watch over his three children.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Simply place your swing near a feeder or nectar-rich flowering plant to create the ideal perching spot for hummingbirds to rest and keep watch over their food source.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Jets at Gando monitor the airspace around the Canary Islands, guard the approaches to the Strait of Gibraltar, and watch over important Atlantic sea routes.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
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Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Meanwhile, her stepdaughter/cousin Rhaena, who has never been able to claim a dragon, is sent to the Vale to watch over the youngest little Targaryens in Rhaenyra's brood.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Police watch over the large crowds that came to audition to be part of Kai Cenat's Streamer University.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 17 June 2026
And some satellites are even able to watch over humanmade disasters, such as this one that caught Blue Origin's rocket explosion from space.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 17 June 2026
Furthermore, some security staff had to be paid to watch over sets.
—Christian Sylt, Fortune, 17 June 2026
After her father died in a tragic plane accident while serving in the Royal Air Force in World War II, King George VI made a commitment to watch over his three children.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Simply place your swing near a feeder or nectar-rich flowering plant to create the ideal perching spot for hummingbirds to rest and keep watch over their food source.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Jets at Gando monitor the airspace around the Canary Islands, guard the approaches to the Strait of Gibraltar, and watch over important Atlantic sea routes.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
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“Watch over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20over. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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