nightwatch

Example Sentences

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Because of the proximity of the herd to Devil's Hole an extra man had been told off for the nightwatch, and Soapy and the Kid were doing duty with Sanderson.

From Square Deal Sanderson by Seltzer, Charles Alden

The morning call is about to begin, and my nightwatch is over.

From Rudyard Kipling by Palmer, John

The nightwatch, who made the rounds of the court and park once an hour, need only find the ladder leaning against the balcony and all was lost.

From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann

Through the nightwatch unflagging study Shall banish regrets perforce; As soon as the east is ruddy Our bugle shall sound "To Horse!"

From Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon by Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop

Among other things, he regularly assisted Madigan by relieving him of outdoor duties on the day after his nightwatch, when the chief meteorologist was due for a "watch below."

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir