Examples of vigilance in a Sentence
eternal vigilance is the price of freedom
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At a time when cyber risks are ever-present, vigilance, education and investment in security measures are essential.
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Anri Amir David, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris received the prestigious NAACP’s Chairman’s Award and spoke about the need for resilience and vigilance during the next four years of Trump’s presidency.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The publication of Hitler’s Mein Kampf is banned, as are various forms of hate speech, which the German authorities tend to police with greater vigilance than their European peers—and certainly their American ones.
—Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Such interactions reinforced the need for constant vigilance and self-advocacy.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Anri Amir David, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris received the prestigious NAACP’s Chairman’s Award and spoke about the need for resilience and vigilance during the next four years of Trump’s presidency.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The publication of Hitler’s Mein Kampf is banned, as are various forms of hate speech, which the German authorities tend to police with greater vigilance than their European peers—and certainly their American ones.
—Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Such interactions reinforced the need for constant vigilance and self-advocacy.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Vigilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigilance. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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vigilance
noun
vig·i·lance
ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being vigilant
Medical Definition
vigilance
noun
vig·i·lance
ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s
: the quality or state of being wakeful and alert : degree of wakefulness or responsiveness to stimuli
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