nightwatch

Example Sentences

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Redcoats, nightwatch, sailors and populace joined in the pursuit, pressing the young patriot sorely.

From The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York by Moore, Harry

He was not in the least afraid of meeting anyone at that time except the nightwatch, to whom he could easily explain his plight.

From Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life by Frank, Ulrich

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

The redcoats and the nightwatch pursued Dick to the very edge of the wharf.

From The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York by Moore, Harry

"Pooh! as usual, you gentlemen of the nightwatch are badly informed," grumbled the ostler, pushing the dog into a corner.

From The Son of Clemenceau by Dumas fils, Alexandre