keep vigil
Example Sentences
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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
Every day, even over the holidays, she joined Mr. Cemper and his father to keep vigil at the hospital.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2020
On a cold and wet night, emergency teams have been toiling under floodlights to reach survivors, as relatives keep vigil outside.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2011
In Paris they keep vigil over the body for three, sometimes four days.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
