watch over
Example Sentences
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In the next decade, auditors will stand watch over systems that produce numbers continuously, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"There's nobody out here to watch over you or help you or confine you. You're kind of on your own," Glaser said.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Keeping watch over Perranporth Beach and its steep cliffs led Winston Graham to create Ross Poldark.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Monroe coach Leo Hernandez said he got his position in 1999 because he could run with his athletes to keep watch over them.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
I peer inside to see Poe fast asleep on his bed, curled into a surprisingly tiny ball underneath his plaid comforter, a suave Gordon Ramsay poster, positioned directly over his bed, keeping watch over him.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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