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Examples of watchman in a Sentence
A watchman stopped them at the gate.
hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night
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Following an altercation—one that a 911 dispatcher urged the overly zealous neighborhood watchman to avoid—Martin lay on the ground, shot dead by a single bullet that traversed his heart and lung.
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Cedric Dark, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2024
Something for New Yorkers to keep in mind while watching their watchmen ahead of next year’s city elections.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
Beyond the reach of China’s censors and watchmen, posters featuring Peng’s slogans spread on campuses and streets all over the world.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
Henderson’s first jobs, perhaps not surprisingly, were as a watchman.
—Joe Sexton, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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Cedric Dark, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2024
Something for New Yorkers to keep in mind while watching their watchmen ahead of next year’s city elections.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
Beyond the reach of China’s censors and watchmen, posters featuring Peng’s slogans spread on campuses and streets all over the world.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
Henderson’s first jobs, perhaps not surprisingly, were as a watchman.
—Joe Sexton, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for watchman
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“Watchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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