WATCH in a Sentence
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404 example sentences for WATCH, such as:
1. Let's stay at home and watch a video.
2. My watch was smashed against the wall.
3. I have detached the watch from the chain.
4. To watch the sunrise must wait till dawn.
5. Cry myself laugh to watch my own trouble.
2. My watch was smashed against the wall.
3. I have detached the watch from the chain.
4. To watch the sunrise must wait till dawn.
5. Cry myself laugh to watch my own trouble.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of WATCH
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watch
n. the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
v. see or watch
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 If he did not come back until winter, or even autumn, there would be time to watch the secret garden come alive.
2 I wonder," she said slowly, "if it would not do him good to go out into a garden and watch things growing.
3 For some mysterious reason he knew he need not watch Dickon.
4 She was making heaps of earth and paths for a garden and Basil came and stood near to watch her.
5 But the night remained clear, and Huck closed his watch and retired to bed in an empty sugar hogshead about twelve.
6 He hid the lantern in Huck's sugar hogshead and the watch began.
7 Huck was already upon his watch when the ferryboat's lights went glinting past the wharf.
8 So somebody's got to set up all night and never get any sleep, just so as to watch them.
9 I see the moon go off watch, and the darkness begin to blanket the river.
10 The two boys was squatting back to back behind the pile, so they could watch both ways.
11 And afterwards we would watch the lonesomeness of the river, and kind of lazy along, and by and by lazy off to sleep.
12 We used to watch the stars that fell, too, and see them streak down.
13 One of the travellers kept watch while the others slept.
14 The king became very angry at this, and ordered the gardener to keep watch all night under the tree.
15 Then the second son was ordered to watch; and at midnight he too fell asleep, and in the morning another apple was gone.
Example Sentence: (194 in 13 pages)
1 We were able to watch the lions in complete safety.
2 The former leader now has to watch his successor unpicking much of what he strived so hard to achieve.
3 Come round tonight and we'll watch a video.
4 Cry myself laugh to watch my own trouble.
5 Afterwards she relented and let the children stay up late to watch TV.
6 Ed came over last night to watch the video of the football match that I'd recorded.
7 With video, you can watch the latest movies in the comfort of your own home.
8 I think I'll stay home tonight, order in a pizza and watch a video.
9 Let's stay at home and watch a video.
10 I'd far rather/sooner go to the theatre than watch a video.
11 To watch the sunrise must wait till dawn.
12 My watch was smashed against the wall.
13 A man, like a watch, is to be valued by his manner of going.
14 Though thy enemy seem a mouse, yet watch him like a lion.
15 I have detached the watch from the chain.