How to Use "Watch" with Example Sentences

watch (v): to look at something

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Used with adverbs:

"People are closely watching the election results."
(closely, curiously, patiently)

"He anxiously watched his son play his first baseball game."
(anxiously, eagerly, attentively, nervously)

"She silently watched the breaking news."
(silently, quietly, calmly)

"The boy secretly watched his mother hide the birthday gifts."
(secretly, carefully)

"He just watches television all day."
(just, simply)

Used with verbs:

"We stopped to watch the sunset."
(stopped, stayed, continued)

"I love watching my children play."
(love, enjoy)

"She does not let her children watch television."
(let, allow, permit)

Used with prepositions:

"We watched for any sign of life."
(for)

"They watched the concert from the first row."
(from)

"They watched the circus show in amazement."
(in)

"He watched the birth of his baby with great joy."
(with)

Used with nouns:

"We are watching television."
(television, baseball, basketball, golf, hockey, soccer, tennis)

"They are watching the game."
(game, clock, news, fight, performance, show, sunset, video)

"She is watching her weight."
(weight, waistline)

watch (n): a device you wear on your wrist that tells time; the act of guarding or protecting

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Used with adjectives:

"He wears a digital watch."
(digital, analog, wrist, pocket, designer, antique)

"The sports watch is waterproof."
(sports)

"He kept a close watch on his children."
(close, careful)

"The security guard is on night watch."
(night, evening)

"The sick child needs constant watch."
(constant, continuous)

"The prisoner is on suicide watch."
(suicide)

"We have a neighborhood watch."
(neighborhood)

Used with verbs:

"He constantly checks his watch."
(checks, glances at, looks at)

"Don't forget to set your watch."
(set, reset, wind)

"He doesn't wear a watch anymore."
(wear, have)

"He put on his watch."
(put on, took off)

"He was asked to keep watch over the suspect."
(keep, stand, maintain)

Used with prepositions:

"The guards are on evening watch."
(on)

Used with nouns:

"We need to replace the watch face."
(face, battery, band, strap)

"He is guarding the area from a watch tower."
(tower)