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

STEVENS, Pa. — They settled, watchfully, into position — a retired couple armed with a long-nosed camera and three men with shotguns.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2020

The Brummy Botham is right on the mark to Khawaja, who plays him very watchfully to begin.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2019

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

Lee said watchfully, smiling, “General Stuart is back.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara