How to Use under observation in a Sentence

under observation

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  • The lobster will be under observation and cared for by the students and staff there.
    Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 6 June 2023
  • Force’s team said on its website its leader spent the night under observation in an intensive care unit.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
  • The sample under observation is placed very close to the focal spot, with maybe a millimeter between them.
    IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2017
  • Any horse that has been exposed to the virus needs to quarantine and remain under observation for at least 14 days.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The agency shared a map showing the three weather patterns under observation.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • And all of that counting is transparent, under observation by observers of both parties.
    David Becker, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Any horses that were at the event or might have been exposed to the virus need to quarantine and remain under observation for 14 days.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Another million or so children, who did not receive a shot, formed a second control group and were kept under observation.
    Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2021
  • There were no medical personnel on hand in the barracks to keep Mullen or any of his classmates under observation.
    David Martin, CBS News, 25 May 2023
  • Two were discharged, while one remained under observation in an emergency room as of late Friday, the spokesperson said.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Three others cases were linked to the outbreak, and those three people are under observation and receiving treatment, the health ministry said.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The remaining five teens are under observation and are also in good condition, the outlet reported.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Albritton, 57, was kept in the hospital overnight and as of midday Monday was under observation awaiting some tests.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Things under observation very quickly become symbols; become a meme shared between characters.
    Hazlitt, 17 May 2023
  • The babies, though safely delivered, are placed under observation before being returned to their mothers.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Both the resistance and aerobic groups exercised under observation for 60 minutes, three times a week.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Mar. 2022
  • That’s why you’re asked to wait for 15 minutes under observation after getting a Covid-19 vaccine.
    Emily Mullin, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The officer led Ronnie to a building that contains an area where suicidal or mentally ill inmates are kept under observation.
    Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The vessel remains under observation as authorities work to determine what led to the incident aboard the coal-carrying ship.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • In another case, a patient under observation received Botox after getting the vaccine.
    Taryn Brooke, Allure, 16 Apr. 2024
  • One was released Thursday and the other is still under observation, according to the Hartford Courant.
    Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The police advisory closed with a message of support to the community and a promise to keep the snake situation under observation.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Their addition brings the total number of people under observation in the United States to 41.
    Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
  • Treatment often involves keeping the person calm and under observation, the center’s medical director said.
    Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Ten people remain in nearby hospital ICUs, while three are under observation at the hospital as a result of drinking the liquor.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The bureau also should reevaluate its process for documenting social or legal visits while an inmate is under observation related to mental health, the report said.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported a law firm hired by the bank found two more employees had been put under observation previously.
    Margot Patrick, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Hospitalized patients are either admitted, or they’re placed under observation.
    Erika Fry, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The person had been under medical observation since arriving at the jail and remained under observation until their death, according to the sheriff’s office.
    Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In April, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency announced that parts of the Querdenker group would be put under observation.
    Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2021

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