Examples of watch over in a Sentence
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Ribbons of roses curl up the sides of the lights along 6th Street, Chinese dragons hang from the lamps on Olympic Boulevard, and topless women watch over Wilshire Boulevard from their cast-iron perches.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Something else watching over Hernandez these days?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Meanwhile, in Thimphu, Bhutan's biggest city and the world's only capital without traffic lights, the lodge sits in a vast forest just above town, a short drive from the towering Buddha Dordenma statue that keeps watch over the valley.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Domhnall Molloy, owner of Third Street Social, was at the soft opening Thursday and watched over kitchen staff and servers, who tended to a fairly full dining room.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Another watched over people’s valuables.
—Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
In a rocky goat pasture, an immaculate row of little sod-roof shelters stood watch over snowcapped peaks.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Local police departments are increasingly turning to surveillance drones to watch over peaceful protestors, occasionally even employing the same kind of hardware used by the US military.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
Blue Hills former employees watched over the past 12 months as details about their former workplace slowly spilled into public view.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Something else watching over Hernandez these days?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Meanwhile, in Thimphu, Bhutan's biggest city and the world's only capital without traffic lights, the lodge sits in a vast forest just above town, a short drive from the towering Buddha Dordenma statue that keeps watch over the valley.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Domhnall Molloy, owner of Third Street Social, was at the soft opening Thursday and watched over kitchen staff and servers, who tended to a fairly full dining room.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Another watched over people’s valuables.
—Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
In a rocky goat pasture, an immaculate row of little sod-roof shelters stood watch over snowcapped peaks.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Local police departments are increasingly turning to surveillance drones to watch over peaceful protestors, occasionally even employing the same kind of hardware used by the US military.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
Blue Hills former employees watched over the past 12 months as details about their former workplace slowly spilled into public view.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Watch over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20over. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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