watch for
phrasal verb
watched for; watching for; watches for
1
: to look for (someone or something expected)
She watches for her school bus from inside her house.
The doctors watched for signs of the disease.
2
: to look for (something that one wants to get or use)
She is always watching for sales.
Examples of watch for in a Sentence
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Still, the Calaveras fault is one to watch for California.
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Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Bettling lines to watch for Carolina-Tampa Bay game The Panthers are 3-point underdogs to the Bucs this week, according to FanDuel Sportsbook as of Sunday morning.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Dec. 2025
Elsewhere, the Weather Service has already issued a flood watch for parts of central and northern California, including the central Sierra Nevada, Yosemite area, adjacent foothills, and portions of the Sacramento and northern San Joaquin valleys.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The National Weather Service on Friday issued a winter storm watch for Tuesday night through next Friday morning from the Yosemite Area to Mount Lassen, including Interstate 80 and Highway 50, with 4 feet or more of snow at the highest elevations, and winds gusting to 45 mph.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Bettling lines to watch for Carolina-Tampa Bay game The Panthers are 3-point underdogs to the Bucs this week, according to FanDuel Sportsbook as of Sunday morning.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Dec. 2025
Elsewhere, the Weather Service has already issued a flood watch for parts of central and northern California, including the central Sierra Nevada, Yosemite area, adjacent foothills, and portions of the Sacramento and northern San Joaquin valleys.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The National Weather Service on Friday issued a winter storm watch for Tuesday night through next Friday morning from the Yosemite Area to Mount Lassen, including Interstate 80 and Highway 50, with 4 feet or more of snow at the highest elevations, and winds gusting to 45 mph.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Watch for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20for. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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