watchful

Example Sentences

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Even so, Natalie kept a watchful eye on both the gator and the snake as they swam past.

From Literature

It's a busy day at Woodlands Checkpoint, Singapore's main land crossing on the border with Malaysia, and thousands of cars are slowly trundling past the watchful eyes of customs officer Belinda Liaw and her team.

From BBC

Mother and Father changed then, too—they were always watchful, always barking at me to stay close, keep alert.

From Literature

All that said, he’s still overweight stocks, just “watchful for the risks that have tended to become more acute in the fourth year of a bull market.”

From MarketWatch

Bar an attempted scoop at Scott Boland, Brook backed up his watchful 45 in the first innings with a careful 30 from 56 balls.

From BBC