watch - use in sentences

Object

  • TV: Now, you can watch TV on the move.
  • movie: Please click here to watch a short movie about the new girls building.
  • television: Watching television, then, could indeed be considered a leisure activity.
  • space: Watch this space for the next film night then contact the team or Mme.
  • film: I wouldn't choose to watch these films for fun.
  • video: The BBC covered the story itself in News Watch; for more, watch this video.

Converse of object

  • keep: Instead she was sitting in the entrance of the nest keeping watch.

Noun used with modifier

  • neighborhood: Neighborhood Watch schemes, reporting crime, local police stations... Graffiti Problems with graffiti or damage to property?
  • pocket: He then did a most interesting experiment with a pocket watch.
  • chronograph: MG Classic Chronograph Watch White - Brown Description: We are delighted to be able to offer this beautifully constructed chronograph watch from MG.
  • tornado: We are currently under a tornado watch which is very common after the eye of the hurricane passes.

Preposition: in

  • amazement: After watching in amazement for a few more minutes, it was time to set off for our site.
  • awe: As he watched in awe through his binoculars the town was straddled with large caliber Naval artillery shells which shook the church.
  • disbelief: As the rest of the industry watched in disbelief, we sold boots as fast as we could produce them.
  • horror: I watched in horror as American troops opened fire on a crowd of 1,000 unarmed people here yesterday.
  • dismay: Robertson, Malone and Bernard also watched in dismay as their headed efforts flew over the crossbar.
  • silence: Sometimes, tho, I just have to turn down the commentary and watch in silence.

Preposition: from

  • sideline: Andy Woolley is missing because of his sisters wedding and of course Chris Hackett will only be able to watch from the sidelines.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • out: Watch out for the bunker short left of the green.
  • over: Back in the 18th century, Cadiz had no less than 160 towers to watch over its harbors.

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