watchman

Example Sentences

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Dick ordered Edward and Glenn Juenke, the night watchman, to begin evacuating Bug House and two other cabins by the river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Reyne took over as night watchman, with his tent on the asphalt in the parking lot behind.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watchman who thought Martin looked suspicious, was acquitted.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Prosecutors said the captain failed to have a night watchman or conduct fire drills as required by law.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023

Coming home from work a few nights later, through the still quiet of snow falling, the only sound the watchman with his rattle, calling out the hour, Vincent thinks of Theo.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman