How to Use watchful in a Sentence

watchful

adjective

• We need to be more watchful of our children.
• The hotel is being built under the watchful eye of its architect.
• My job was to keep a watchful eye on the soup and stir it often.
  — Carolyn Hall, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2022
• Inside, Avett, the Great Dane, was on the sofa with a watchful eye on her.
  — Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2021
• The teen has grown up largely out of the public and under the watchful eye of Williams, 44.
  — Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
• Firefighters stayed on the scene for hours to keep a watchful eye on the house where the fire started.
  — oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2022
• Adjust the heat to low and keep a watchful eye, to avoid burning the butter.
  — The View, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
• Well, the king keeps a very watchful eye over his liquor supply, my lord.
  — Allison P. Davis, The Cut, 18 Apr. 2018
• Paul is keeping a watchful eye over all of us with Nolan at this side.
  — Lilly Price, baltimoresun.com, 2 Feb. 2022
• In the snap, Williams was joined by her 6-year-old daughter Olympia, who kept a watchful eye on her.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 8 Oct. 2023
• From birth, Matthew was mellow yet watchful in the way of a sage elder.
  — M. Boone Mattia, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2020
• Woody was in his late 30s, a high school dropout with watchful blue eyes and a rough, mumbly patter.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021
• Return the pizza to the oven for 2-3 minutes, but keep a watchful eye on it.
  — Lacey Vorrasi-Banis, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2021
• As the cub wandered away, its mother looked on with a watchful eye.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
• But that doesn’t mean James doesn’t keep a caring, watchful eye.
  — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022
• Be watchful that those part-of-the-process aches and pains don’t turn into injuries.
  — Luke Humphrey, Outside Online, 21 Sep. 2020
• Many kept a watchful eye as Brown and Tatum, the respective No.
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• In the backyard, dozens of deer congregate in a creepy, watchful herd.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
• Somewhere within a few yards the bear stood silent and watchful.
  — Field & Stream, 12 Dec. 2020
• The world has had a chance to watch Charlotte grow up under the watchful eye of her parents.
  — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 26 Jan. 2019
• With a small team, there is no hiding under the watchful eyes of the three coaches.
  — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 13 May 2021
• Parents must know it’s OK to be the watchful eye over their child’s training.
  — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2021
• The Wolfords have booked a few events, and Richard Wolford has kept a watchful eye on the garden during the frost.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2022
• But nearly all the stories portrayed Mr. Carter as the watchful eye.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• Since then, the country has kept a watchful eye to see if any new cases would pop up.
  — Popular Science, 8 June 2020
• The service Staff are kind but watchful, and always at the ready.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
• Officials are also asking everyone to keep a watchful eye out for sick or dead birds.
  — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
• This family-friendly restaurant echoes with cheerful music under the watchful eye of the taxidermy bulls on the wall.
  — Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
• Those traveling through early Monday morning will need to be watchful for areas of dense fog.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2026
• During the week leading up to the game, there were plenty of practices under the watchful eyes of the pro coaching staff and scouts.
  — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026