OBSERVANT in a Sentence
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312 example sentences for OBSERVANT, such as:
1. They observed him entering the bank.
2. He was observed to follow her closely.
3. The police observed a man enter the bank.
4. They carefully observed the behavior of deer.
5. The police observed the man entering/enter the bank.
2. He was observed to follow her closely.
3. The police observed a man enter the bank.
4. They carefully observed the behavior of deer.
5. The police observed the man entering/enter the bank.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of OBSERVANT
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observant
a. quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
a. (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The blush surprised her almost as much as it did her hostess, who, though not commonly observant of facial changes, sat staring at her with puzzled eyes.
2 Even when she was tired her dark eyes were observant.
3 In supposing that only she was observant Carol was ignorant, misled by the indifference of cities.
4 In some instances, to the quick, observant eye, those linear marks, as in a veritable engraving, but afford the ground for far other delineations.
5 Mr. Pontellier, who was observant about such things, noticed it, as he served the soup and handed it to the boy in waiting.
6 She had come with a gentleman by the name of Gouvernail, connected with one of the daily papers, of whom nothing special could be said, except that he was observant and seemed quiet and inoffensive.
7 The melancholy air, the hour, together with the vast frame of the man who thus leaned, musing, against the English ramparts, left no doubt as to his person in the mind of the observant spectator.
8 Here he stood unnoted, though keenly observant himself, until one of the chiefs apprised the latter of his presence.
9 David nodded, as much to signify his acquiescence with the terms; and then Hawkeye, casting another observant glance over his followers made the signal to proceed.
10 The observant regiment, standing at rest in the roadway, whooped at once, and entered whole-souled upon the side of the maiden.
11 Smoke clouds went slowly and insolently across the fields like observant phantoms.
12 He had replaced his neckerchief loosely, and had stood, keenly observant of me, biting a long end of it.
13 He had stood by the door, all this while, observant of her with a smile upon his face, though his black eyebrows were heavily contracted.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 14. MY AUNT MAKES UP HER MIND ABOUT ME
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 14. MY AUNT MAKES UP HER MIND ABOUT ME
14 He was taciturn, soft-footed, very quiet in his manner, deferential, observant, always at hand when wanted, and never near when not wanted; but his great claim to consideration was his respectability.
15 Some people trifled with her as a mere oddity, he said; but she was as shrewdly and sharply observant as anyone he knew, and as long-headed as she was short-armed.
Example Sentence: (102 in 7 pages)
1 An observant shop assistant had remembered exactly what the man was wearing.
2 The scientist's observant eye noticed the slightest details.
3 An observant doctor can often detect depression from expression, posture, and movement.
4 Besides eating the treats, the observant place mochi on temple altars to pay respect to the food that sustains us.
5 Religious observances such as fasting can be hard to follow.
6 Predators have been observed to avoid attacking brightly coloured species.
7 The police observed a man enter the bank.
8 They observed him entering the bank.
9 Troop movements can be observed from space by a satellite.
10 They carefully observed the behavior of deer.
11 Cases of child cruelty occur more often than they are observed.
12 Scientists have observed a drop in ozone levels over the Antarctic.
13 He documented the destruction he observed during the Cosovo War.
14 The police observed the man entering/enter the bank.
15 He was observed to follow her closely.