keep watch
idiom
: to watch to make sure that no one is coming
She kept watch outside while the others robbed the bank.
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Thousands of soldiers were brought in to keep watch and, if necessary, defend against an attack.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
Once submitting your notice of protest, keep watch for a notification from TAD.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
Law enforcement officers keep watch at a protest of the war in Gaza at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Firefighters keep watch for smoke from a fire tower in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest, Idaho, in 1932.
—Mark Kreider, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
Once submitting your notice of protest, keep watch for a notification from TAD.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
Law enforcement officers keep watch at a protest of the war in Gaza at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Firefighters keep watch for smoke from a fire tower in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest, Idaho, in 1932.
—Mark Kreider, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Keep watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20watch. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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