watchman

Example Sentences

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At the time of the record destruction, which was revealed by a night watchman who saw it happening and saved some documents, UBS was under scrutiny for its wartime activities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

They had also planted a watchman in the bank, Patrick Shevlin.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2023

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

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023

George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watchman who thought Martin looked suspicious, was acquitted after a trial in which his attorneys essentially used the law as a defense.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

The watchman had not particularly noticed; he should say a working person; to the best of his belief, he had a dust-coloured kind of clothes on, under a dark coat.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens