on the lookout
Example Sentences
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The selloff has investors on edge, and on the lookout for signs it will force big firms to unload their holdings—triggering further declines in digital-coin prices.
“We’re all supposed to be on the lookout.”
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Please, please be on the lookout for us.
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Anticipating hostilities or other potential disruptions such as earthquakes, TSMC’s leaders have for years been on the lookout for new sites.
Forces there were on the lookout for Soviet ships and subs, and stood ready to defend the island from invasion or attack.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.