nightwatch

Example Sentences

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The nightwatch must have been somewhere about on patrol, probably only a few hundred feet away, on the other side of the ship.

From Grove of the Unborn by Venable, Lyn

Among other things, he regularly assisted Madigan by relieving him of outdoor duties on the day after his nightwatch, when the chief meteorologist was due for a "watch below."

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir

He was not in the least afraid of meeting anyone at that time except the nightwatch, to whom he could easily explain his plight.

From Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life by Frank, Ulrich

Making his way along the wharf, Dick presently saw a nightwatch with a lantern at the end of a long pole coming toward them.

From The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York by Moore, Harry

"Pooh! as usual, you gentlemen of the nightwatch are badly informed," grumbled the ostler, pushing the dog into a corner.

From The Son of Clemenceau by Dumas fils, Alexandre