watching over

Example Sentences

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Most of the agents had on tactical gear and had their faces covered and stood with the bored posture of men waiting out a shift of watching over protesters with bullhorns.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Private credit is a top vulnerability in the global economy, but comparisons to the financial crisis of 2008 are misplaced, the top IMF official watching over financial markets said in an interview with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Nodding in agreement is Tracy, who is watching over her granddaughter playing nearby.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

At some points, exhausted, he slept in his car outside his family’s burned properties, watching over the space.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

And so the task of watching over my younger brother and me fell to my sister.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi