keep watch

Example Sentences

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Dozens of Wisconsinites volunteer each spring to keep watch against poachers as the sturgeon make their way upriver to spawn; thousands more come to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal

To keep watch for rustlers, Brittain scans the classified ads in the back of Livestock Weekly for ones that look suspicious.

From Barron's

By using the wealth of skills and expertise gathered at the different volcano observatories, teams of experts work together to keep watch and send warning when a dormant volcano is about to become active.

From Literature

“And, Nighthand: you need to keep watch for the dragon. Me and Christopher will go.”

From Literature

They agreed, in the end, to sleep in the boat, taking turns to keep watch through the night.

From Literature