keep vigil
Example Sentences
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Others play Ludo, a board game, as they keep vigil through the night in hopes of being first in line for a COVID-19 shot in the morning.
From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2021
Coast Salish community members occupy a watch house in Burnaby, where they keep vigil and host ceremonies to oppose the project.
From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2021
Four Thai navy SEALs were still in the deepest chambers, making their way out after volunteering to keep vigil with the boys.
From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2018
The room is dim, with saffron walls and burgundy banquettes; masks of Hindu deities keep vigil.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2016
In Paris they keep vigil over the body for three, sometimes four days.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
