keep watch

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

In a PJM control room about 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia, rotating teams of operators keep watch for threats to the grid’s stability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Bindi had vanished during the Covid pandemic, and Jilly spent her daily walks looking for her, posting appeals on social media and asking people in Haddenham to keep watch for her.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Monroe coach Leo Hernandez said he got his position in 1999 because he could run with his athletes to keep watch over them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

So he’d given the house to Rahim Khan to keep watch over until that day.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini