How to Use watchful in a Sentence

watchful

adjective

• We need to be more watchful of our children.
• The hotel is being built under the watchful eye of its architect.
• My job was to keep a watchful eye on the soup and stir it often.
  — Carolyn Hall, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2022
• Inside, Avett, the Great Dane, was on the sofa with a watchful eye on her.
  — Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2021
• Firefighters stayed on the scene for hours to keep a watchful eye on the house where the fire started.
  — oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2022
• Paul is keeping a watchful eye over all of us with Nolan at this side.
  — Lilly Price, baltimoresun.com, 2 Feb. 2022
• In the snap, Williams was joined by her 6-year-old daughter Olympia, who kept a watchful eye on her.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 8 Oct. 2023
• From birth, Matthew was mellow yet watchful in the way of a sage elder.
  — M. Boone Mattia, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2020
• Woody was in his late 30s, a high school dropout with watchful blue eyes and a rough, mumbly patter.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021
• Return the pizza to the oven for 2-3 minutes, but keep a watchful eye on it.
  — Lacey Vorrasi-Banis, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2021
• As the cub wandered away, its mother looked on with a watchful eye.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
• But that doesn’t mean James doesn’t keep a caring, watchful eye.
  — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022
• Be watchful that those part-of-the-process aches and pains don’t turn into injuries.
  — Luke Humphrey, Outside Online, 21 Sep. 2020
• In the backyard, dozens of deer congregate in a creepy, watchful herd.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
• Somewhere within a few yards the bear stood silent and watchful.
  — Field & Stream, 12 Dec. 2020
• With a small team, there is no hiding under the watchful eyes of the three coaches.
  — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 13 May 2021
• Parents must know it’s OK to be the watchful eye over their child’s training.
  — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2021
• The Wolfords have booked a few events, and Richard Wolford has kept a watchful eye on the garden during the frost.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2022
• But nearly all the stories portrayed Mr. Carter as the watchful eye.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• Lindor, keeping a watchful eye on the play, re-applied the tag, and this time Ohtani was called out.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
• The science team had to focus on what could be done without the watchful eye of a crew, said Sutton.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
• Under the proud but watchful eye of her mum, Blue Ivy will continue to thrive.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 12 June 2023
• For now, experts say gardeners should be watchful and take care of the soil.
  — Nushin Huq, Chron, 27 Apr. 2021
• For two years the villagers lived under the Germans’ watchful eye.
  — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2021
• Many of our past methods rely on the stovetop, and with it a watchful eye for doneness.
  — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2023
• Under the watchful eyes of their mothers, the two learn about sacrifice and love.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 18 July 2021
• The Pro 4 is still a top camera and a two-pack will likely be enough to keep a watchful eye on your property.
  — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 12 July 2023
• To escape the media’s spotlight and her mom’s watchful eye.
  — Jamie Lang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
• The same goes for the rest of the neighbors who spent the entire series keeping a watchful eye on the Brannock family.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2022
• An oncologist who, in the face of this much evidence, shrugged and proposed watchful waiting as the best therapy would not be an optimist.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024