watchman
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Dick ordered Edward and Glenn Juenke, the night watchman, to begin evacuating Bug House and two other cabins by the river.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
He claimed the duo pushed past the night watchman, collected the artwork and drove to a block of flats in the Isle of Dogs where Mr Love unloaded the Banksy.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
A night watchman alone would not make or break a new development, but this is one of many such provisions, often motivated by fire safety, that stack up in the code every three years.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2025
“Many congregants across the nation bow in prayer minutes before the midnight hour as they sing out “Watchman, watchman, please tell me the hour of the night.’
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
To Sam in the leading boat was given the task of watchman.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Some people had their own fire buckets - and those who could afford it paid insurance companies with watchmen to raise the alarm and crews to put out the fires.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
In Edinburgh, he impressed night watchmen by lighting his pipe with a streetlamp.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2023
A voice then yelled out: “I’m one of you!” and out stepped the Russian soldier, who had mistaken the neighborhood watchmen for fellow Russians.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
We had well-trained dogs and watchmen patrolling our property, which had seven-foot walls that were topped with spiked glass shards.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2019
The watchmen cried aloud, and all men in the City stood to arms.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
