Examples of watchman in a Sentence
A watchman stopped them at the gate.
hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night
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Stingley died the same year as Trayvon Martin, a Black Florida teen shot to death by a neighborhood volunteer watchman, who was acquitted in 2013.
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2026
The Peacock series follows Alexander Hale (Simu Liu), an intelligence analyst with The Orphanage, an organization that serves as a watchman for the United States intelligence communities.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
Désir explained the various Gede spirits, like Baron Samedi, the spirit that takes souls to the afterlife and Brav Gede the watchman of the graveyard.
—Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
The old man of the night, the watchman not yet in bed.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2026
The Peacock series follows Alexander Hale (Simu Liu), an intelligence analyst with The Orphanage, an organization that serves as a watchman for the United States intelligence communities.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
Désir explained the various Gede spirits, like Baron Samedi, the spirit that takes souls to the afterlife and Brav Gede the watchman of the graveyard.
—Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
The old man of the night, the watchman not yet in bed.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for watchman
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“Watchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchman. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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