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
“Many congregants across the nation bow in prayer minutes before the midnight hour as they sing out “Watchman, watchman, please tell me the hour of the night.’
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
Prosecutors said the captain failed to have a night watchman or conduct fire drills as required by law.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
It would take the watchman more than an hour before he passed that way again.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
It was those watchmen who came to the boathouse to report that they’d spotted a man in a waterproof jacket drag the Zodiac up the embankment.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Wealthy people employed "thief takers" to guard their property, whilst ordinary folk had to make do with volunteer watchmen, who focused on the more basic task of keeping order.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
For much of the next 12 years, soldiers and local watchmen patrolled the streets to ensure that shops remained open and penalize anyone they saw engaging in the usual festive excess.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
Because Burtis’s father-in-law was active with the city’s local constabulary and watchmen patrol, he joined too.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2022
But late in the night the watchmen cried out, and all awoke.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
