keep watch

Example Sentences

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Investors should keep watch for the trade group’s pending home sales report, which measures contract signings, later this month.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

In a PJM control room about 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia, rotating teams of operators keep watch for threats to the grid’s stability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Bindi had vanished during the Covid pandemic, and Jilly spent her daily walks looking for her, posting appeals on social media and asking people in Haddenham to keep watch for her.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

But with the sun starting to dip behind the mountains, we finally give up, and leave the Sentinel to keep watch for the night.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

I put on my glasses, place my weapons in readiness, and settle down to keep watch.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins