nightwatch

Example Sentences

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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

Through the nightwatch unflagging study Shall banish regrets perforce; As soon as the east is ruddy Our bugle shall sound "To Horse!"

From Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon by Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop

The morning call is about to begin, and my nightwatch is over.

From Rudyard Kipling by Palmer, John

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

"Ten o'clock of a sultry night and all's well!" drawled the nightwatch, recovering his lantern and lighting it.

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