watchfully

Example Sentences

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He eschewed the frantic approach of the top order, watchfully rebuilding with his equally unflappable Surrey team-mate Atkinson.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

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

Bangladesh was always behind the required run rate, with Shakib — with two half-centuries already to his name this World Cup — starting watchfully before opening his shoulders.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2019

And the dog, his nose in the wind, just sat back, watchfully ticking.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster