be watchful

Example Sentences

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Fury had to be watchful at times as Makhmudov did land occasional overhand rights, but the Russian was largely one-dimensional as Fury took a wide decision with scorecards of 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Jordi Serra-Cobo warns that "the results should serve to take preventive measures and be watchful against possible transmission of the hepatitis E virus from wild boars to the citizens of the Barcelona metropolitan area."

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

Parents also received messages from school principals last week indicating that all was well to that point, but that everyone should be watchful for potential threats.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Some varieties to be watchful of outside include dracaenas, aglaonemas and alocasias, writes Tarte.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

But now I understand the gravity of what I was proposing— that a four-year-old child be watchful, prudent, and shrewd, that I curtail your happiness, that you submit to a loss of time.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates