watchfully
Example Sentences
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Rahul took 202 deliveries to reach three figures, Pant watchfully took 22 balls for his final five runs in the 90s, yet still had a century in 130.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
Only when I stooped to read the label for one velvety red blossom — it was a cockscomb, Celosia “Dracula” — did I notice the knee-high, cast-foam black vulture that was sitting watchfully beside it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
I remember feeling perfectly safe during the dinner — I assumed, and later was told, that the two agents inside the house were supplemented by others lurking watchfully outside.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2022
Rahane, who will take the arm-band from his skipper next week in Melbourne, defends the rest watchfully.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2020
Lee said watchfully, smiling, “General Stuart is back.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
