watchman

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

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

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

“Many congregants across the nation bow in prayer minutes before the midnight hour as they sing out “Watchman, watchman, please tell me the hour of the night.’

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023

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

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023

I opened it, the watchman holding up his light, and read inside, in Wemmick’s writing,—

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

In cellars and basements across the city, African-Americans hosted parties where white and black New Yorkers regularly shared the dance floor, imbibed together and sometimes got into fisticuffs that prompted the intervention of neighborhood watchmen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

For much of the next 12 years, soldiers and local watchmen patrolled the streets to ensure that shops remained open and penalize anyone they saw engaging in the usual festive excess.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024

Villagers should avoid letting children roam unsupervised in areas where wolves might be hiding and appoint night watchmen to patrol the streets.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024

A voice then yelled out: “I’m one of you!” and out stepped the Russian soldier, who had mistaken the neighborhood watchmen for fellow Russians.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022

The watchmen and their dogs would stand stock-still, as if lightning-struck; then the dogs would bark, and the next instant the door would bang open and men would come tumbling, looking crazy, from the meadhall.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner