Examples of watch over in a Sentence
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Another watched over people’s valuables.
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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
Now, weeks later, the National Park Service is racing to capture two stray dogs roaming a remote stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina — and the community watching over them believe the animals are running out of time.
—Ryan Brennan
april 21, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Ready in 25 minutes No need to watch over a pot of soup for hours with this recipe.
—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 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
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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
Now, weeks later, the National Park Service is racing to capture two stray dogs roaming a remote stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina — and the community watching over them believe the animals are running out of time.
—Ryan Brennan
april 21, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Ready in 25 minutes No need to watch over a pot of soup for hours with this recipe.
—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 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
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“Watch over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20over. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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