OBSERVE in a Sentence

Learn OBSERVE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
312 example sentences for OBSERVE, such as:
1. I will observe your very proper request.
2. You observe, Mr. Harthouse, that my wife is my junior.
3. Religious observances such as fasting can be hard to follow.
4. The last thing to be neglected is to observe the filial piety.
5. You'll be quite safe if you observe certain basic precautions.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of OBSERVE
observe
 v.  observe with care or pay close attention to
 v.  watch attentively
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  My glass allowed me to observe that the plaster was slightly scratched in doing it, which would not have been the case if the man's nail had been trimmed.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
2  Bounderby, this is a case for rigid training, and I shall observe it with interest.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V
3  I will observe your very proper request.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XV
4  You observe, Mr. Harthouse, that my wife is my junior.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II
5  "Under no ensign of war which I can observe," answered Rebecca.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
6  Fanny looked on and listened, not unamused to observe the selfishness which, more or less disguised, seemed to govern them all, and wondering how it would end.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  Everybody had a part either too long or too short; nobody would attend as they ought; nobody would remember on which side they were to come in; nobody but the complainer would observe any directions.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
8  Edmund proposed, urged, entreated it, till the lady, not very unwilling at first, could refuse no longer, and Fanny was wanted only to prompt and observe them.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
9  He pressed for the strictest forbearance and silence towards their niece; she not only promised, but did observe it.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
10  It was curious to observe some faces which stood out prominently from among the group.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
11  'It's a simple question of identity, you will observe,' said the doctor.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
12  He advanced as near as he considered prudent, and kept on the opposite side of the street, the better to observe her motions.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
13  Gentlemen all, observe the dark stain upon this gentleman's hat, no wider than a shilling, but thicker than a half-crown.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
14  I must take leave to observe, Sir Walter," said Mr Shepherd one morning at Kellynch Hall, as he laid down the newspaper, "that the present juncture is much in our favour.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
15  I presume to observe, Sir Walter, that, in the way of business, gentlemen of the navy are well to deal with.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
Example Sentence: (102 in 7 pages)
1  You'll be quite safe if you observe certain basic precautions.
2  In the various regions of India, Hindus worship different gods and observe different religious festivals.
3  To be acquainted with the merit of ministry, we need only observe the condition of the people.
4  The role of scientists is to observe and describe the world, not to try to control it.
5  It is not possible to observe this phenomenon directly, but its effects can be seen in the rise in global temperatures.
6  The satellite will observe objects that are particularly interesting astronomically.
7  We observe a striking shift away from a labor theory among all mainline economists.
8  The job of the natural scientist is to observe, measure, and then explain that reaction.
9  The last thing to be neglected is to observe the filial piety.
10  Sometimes all suspended their by-play to observe and listen to the principal actors.
11  I feel more inclination to put you in the way of keeping yourself, and shall endeavor to do so; but observe, my sphere is narrow.
12  This land, you will observe, is peculiarly good, having some few acres of what we call prairie, or natural meadow.
13  No talking at meals! No mingling with the servants! Miss Minchin was a martinet who insisted that the schoolgirls in her charge observe each regulation to the letter.
14  Religious observances such as fasting can be hard to follow.
15  Predators have been observed to avoid attacking brightly coloured species.