Examples of watch over in a Sentence
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As one of South Africa’s most daring new voices, Meekaeel Adam makes his directorial debut in this gripping story, set in 1846, of a Dutch-Afrikaans family and their British benefactor who make the perilous journey across the Kalahari Desert, watched over by two shapeshifting spirits.
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Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
The family will be able to watch over him in private, mourn him away from the spotlight, bury him.
—Diana García, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
So, that's going to be a key thing to watch over next 72 to 96 hours.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Here are some of the assets to watch over the week.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 23 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
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Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
The family will be able to watch over him in private, mourn him away from the spotlight, bury him.
—Diana García, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
So, that's going to be a key thing to watch over next 72 to 96 hours.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Here are some of the assets to watch over the week.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 23 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
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“Watch over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20over. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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