watchman
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Dick ordered Edward and Glenn Juenke, the night watchman, to begin evacuating Bug House and two other cabins by the river.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Reyne took over as night watchman, with his tent on the asphalt in the parking lot behind.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Last month, Richard Abath, the night watchman who mistakenly allowed in the thieves, died at 57.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watchman who thought Martin looked suspicious, was acquitted.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
One day as I went into the latrine with another prisoner, I heard the watchman whisper, “Tonight.”
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
In cellars and basements across the city, African-Americans hosted parties where white and black New Yorkers regularly shared the dance floor, imbibed together and sometimes got into fisticuffs that prompted the intervention of neighborhood watchmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Villagers should avoid letting children roam unsupervised in areas where wolves might be hiding and appoint night watchmen to patrol the streets.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
The watchmen took the soldier to a school and called Mr. Karamalikov.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
We had well-trained dogs and watchmen patrolling our property, which had seven-foot walls that were topped with spiked glass shards.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2019
The cannery watchmen look out and blink at the morning light.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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