keep watch over
Example Sentences
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If the outbreak continues to spread, he expects to hire more employees to keep watch over the herds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
At night, Ms. Arafat and her husband stay up and keep watch over their three children, worried that they will be bitten.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024
Officials said staffing levels mean park officials often rely on the public to also keep watch over resources within park boundaries.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
The Israeli police keep watch over the site where hundreds of vehicles, some burned, remain.
From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023
“I hope you will be a great deal better, dear, but you must keep watch over your ‘bosom enemy’, as father calls it, or it may sadden, if not spoil your life.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
