keep vigil
Example Sentences
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The U-turn saw jubilation from protesters who had braved freezing temperatures to keep vigil.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024
Others play Ludo, a board game, as they keep vigil through the night in hopes of being first in line for a COVID-19 shot in the morning.
From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2021
Coast Salish community members occupy a watch house in Burnaby, where they keep vigil and host ceremonies to oppose the project.
From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2021
Instead of celebrating the marriage, family members gathered at the Kennedy compound to keep vigil for their relatives, awaiting word of their fate.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2019
As for me, I would continue to keep vigil throughout the night, hoping, praying that the chupacabras wouldn’t find us before dawn.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
