watch over

verb

watched over; watching over; watches over

transitive verb

: to have charge of : superintend

Examples of watch over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While boy and girl campers were housed in separate dormitories, the camp assigned Wesley to watch over the girls’ dorm at night, and also disabled the rooms’ locking mechanisms by taping over them, according to court records. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

One employee watching over a T-Mobile charging station sat on a folding chair with his shoes half-submerged in a puddle. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

The farmers watched over his remains for 34 hours until authorities recovered them. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

The horses, the Council was told, have stable attendants watching over them around the clock, and immediate access to a veterinarian 24 hours a day. — Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for watch over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover