How to Use stakeout in a Sentence

stakeout

1 of 2 noun

• The police were on a stakeout.
• The drug deal was witnessed during a stakeout of the building.
• Then, pull up the stakeout pole, flip it over and push to the next spot.
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
• There was a part of him that wanted the stakeout to just end.
  — New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022
• This was not Katie’s first rodeo with an after-school stakeout.
  — Jessica Knoll, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2018
• But cops hundreds of miles away were on to them thanks to a stakeout with a modern twist.
  — James Marson, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2021
• That Monday—the first day of the stakeout—proved to be the most active.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2023
• The advantage of the stakeout pole is stopping the boat quickly to make a cast.
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
• The area was so remote that during an 18-day stakeout, one agent saw a cougar kill a deer.
  — Alex Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
• Despite daily stakeouts in the lobby, the press corps never saw him.
  — William Saletan, Slate Magazine, 3 Mar. 2017
• That included what had been all-day stakeout by camera crews and members of the media.
  — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• On the last day of his stakeout, a remote camera Uman had hidden on a desk at the end of the hallway on the sixth floor fell.
  — Lawrence Mower, miamiherald, 26 Jan. 2018
• His case attracted a large media stakeout outside the courthouse.
  — Kristin Hussey, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2020
• At one point, the camera slow-zooms in on the suspect’s house, while Shackleton details a stakeout.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
• That was on full display Tuesday evening when Bolton answered the door during a media stakeout of his home.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 11 Sep. 2019
• Grogu, with a telescope in hand, is then seen standing beside Djarin in an apparent stakeout mission.
  — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
• In 2012, Dumke and Joravsky wrote about a police stakeout of a grow house on the far south side.
  — Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 20 Apr. 2018
• Tidbits would sometimes filter in from new arrivals joining the media stakeout in front of the Kennedy compound.
  — Dan Heching, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
• Rare bird stakeouts are stressful for birders, especially for those who travel long distances for the chance to see the rarity.
  — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 21 Mar. 2018
• Sure, there’s plenty of suspense, intrigue and red herrings, but there’s also stakeouts, injuries and jumping fences to catch, or even get away from, the bad guys.
  — Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• Vickers is accused of ambushing two officers who were on a stakeout Thursday night in Rochester.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022
• The Capitol press stakeout grew in the midday sun outside the Senate’s east entrance on Wednesday.
  — Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 11 May 2023
• After a short stakeout, police nabbed Kid Riviera at a South Side apartment building.
  — Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2021
• Lee led a stakeout that uncovered a massive cache of explosives belonging to Cheung, who was caught soon after on the mainland.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 25 May 2022
• But plans change when they’re forced to go on a stakeout together, allowing Samberg and Fumero to really build their chemistry.
  — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2021
• There, the couple decided to race past the stakeout on their way to Dodi's apartment off the Champs Elysees.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
• Not long after, while Miller was on a surveillance stakeout in his car in a mall parking lot, his phone buzzed with an alert that the notorious market had been busted.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2022
• The eight-episode series, based on Dennis Tafoya’s 2009 novel of the same name, begins with a stakeout that’s also a fake-out.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
• McGinnis said police arrested the gang members after a stakeout near the residence of the mother of the child of rapper Future.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 July 2022
• The team also sets up a nighttime stakeout to investigate mysterious light on the mesa, and the team also sees two UFOs in the sky above the ranch.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 5 July 2022

stake out

2 of 2 verb

• Fans are encouraged to walk in and stake out a space.
  — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
• The path to solvency was clearly staked out.
  — Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
• Eighteen feet of roadway, nine on each side, has been staked out with five curb-height platforms.
  — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 29 July 2025
• Then, of course, there is the mass of Redheads who staked out prime spots to watch the concert.
  — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
• Rivas and Limón have yet to stake out a clear direction on health care.
  — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• Quiet and reserved, Liam has been staking out his own path.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
• Some believed the party should stake out a clear antiwar stance.
  — Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
• The burglars took videos of homes on their cell phones and staked out the neighborhoods in advance.
  — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
• The films of Jeremy Saulnier have staked out a unique space in film culture over the last decade.
  — Daniel Joyaux, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
• Surprise Dad by packing his favorite foods, and stake out a spot at a local park.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 21 Apr. 2022
• Fans showed up before the sun in Fort Lauderdale Beach to stake out spots.
  — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
• The junket dates were staked out before strike talks began, one insider said.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 June 2023
• Alas, the team staking out the tarmac that night was duped by a stand-in for the elusive terrorist.
  — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 July 2025
• Bring a blanket and a picnic, or buy one from a food truck, and arrive early to stake out a spot and play lawn games.
  — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• Journalists staked out there were directed to move.
  — Christopher Weber, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
• Soon there is more footage showing the man staking out the place in his car for fourteen hours before the murder.
  — David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
• People stake out their parade-watching spots hours before the parade starts.
  — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
• After staking out his decoys, Lane settled against the trunk.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 9 May 2024
• Our writers have staked out their predictions for the season below.
  — The Athletic, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• The Boss has been spotted staking out highways, train tracks and post-wildfire zones flush with berries.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
• This means peace of mind upon boarding—no more scrambling to the train to stake out a spot among the hoards of other riders.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2021
• There are plenty of panel trellises with stakes out there that can accomplish the same goals.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 1 Aug. 2023
• Reporters staked out the property and snapped pictures of arrivals.
  — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026
• Platner has staked out a populist message and centered his campaign on the middle class.
  — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 June 2026
• That American notion of having the freedom to stake out your own space?
  — Deepti Hajela, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
• Guests can stake out a bench, spread out a blanket or wander the landscaped pathways during the reading.
  — Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
• His confession was a big news story in Europe — at least one reporter had staked out his home.
  — Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
• World leaders, meanwhile, moved quickly to stake out their positions.
  — Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
• Flanagan has staked out the progressive lane while Craig has claimed the moderate one.
  — Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
• The city allowed cabs to stake out one spot per block, but taxi operators routinely parked as many as three cabs per block.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Sep. 2021