deathwatch

Example Sentences

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Along with decrepit presidents and creepy deathwatches around senators and Supreme Court justices, chaotic clown-show debates over fiscal policy are part of what you get when a democracy becomes a gerontocracy.

From Seattle Times

An attention-grabbing quote, but it's merely punching up an ancient opinion because the deathwatch for "conventional TV," i.e. cable and broadcast, has been going on for decades.

From Salon

Senate leads to other unsavory spectacles, such as the "judicial deathwatch."

From Salon

The Economist says that the Amazon is on “deathwatch. ”

From Washington Post

He said the church was investigating the cause and "how extensive the problem might be because the deathwatch beetle is certainly involved".

From BBC