Examples of watch over in a Sentence
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Now, L'Occitane amenities and Nason Moretti glassware share space with polychrome wood ceilings that have watched over this corner of old Hispalis for 500 years.
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Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Carr watches over her furry wards like a proud mother.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The five other people charged with felonies were identified as security guards, clerks and other workers who told police they were paid to watch over the businesses, according to the complaints.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
One month has passed since Iran’s bloody crackdown, and Iranians — inside the country and abroad — have been left among the most defenseless people facing a ruling power, watched over by a world that largely remained a spectator.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The residential street where Good died remains open, but orange traffic cones offer a narrow walkway for those paying their respects, and a small band of volunteers watches over the mound of flowers, artwork and handwritten signs that has amassed between the sidewalk and the street.
—Jack Brook, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Another volunteer watching over the memorial is a woman from Ecuador named Fabiola Rodriguez, a single mother who works as a construction contractor.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
He was hurt so badly he was disoriented for days at Hennepin County Medical Center, where ICE officers constantly watched over him.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
He was hurt so badly he was disoriented for days at Hennepin County Medical Center, where ICE officers constantly watched over him.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Carr watches over her furry wards like a proud mother.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The five other people charged with felonies were identified as security guards, clerks and other workers who told police they were paid to watch over the businesses, according to the complaints.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
One month has passed since Iran’s bloody crackdown, and Iranians — inside the country and abroad — have been left among the most defenseless people facing a ruling power, watched over by a world that largely remained a spectator.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The residential street where Good died remains open, but orange traffic cones offer a narrow walkway for those paying their respects, and a small band of volunteers watches over the mound of flowers, artwork and handwritten signs that has amassed between the sidewalk and the street.
—Jack Brook, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Another volunteer watching over the memorial is a woman from Ecuador named Fabiola Rodriguez, a single mother who works as a construction contractor.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
He was hurt so badly he was disoriented for days at Hennepin County Medical Center, where ICE officers constantly watched over him.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
He was hurt so badly he was disoriented for days at Hennepin County Medical Center, where ICE officers constantly watched over him.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Watch over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20over. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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