watched over
Example Sentences
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But an ingredient for encouraging development of outdoor kids becoming extinct: neighborhoods—the kinds where moms at home and older adults watched over the young ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
In a cobbler's workshop in Los Angeles, the footprints of Hollywood history are stacked floor to ceiling, watched over by a man who says his profession is dying.
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
Several police officers and military guards watched over the 70-year-old and his wife, as voters huddled around, hoping to catch a peek of their president.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
“And I think what we’ve watched over the years is how she has come to harness her strength, master it and use it to achieve what she wants.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
Maybe Mom would stay with Teddy while Dad watched over me.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
