How to Use stand guard/watch in a Sentence

stand guard/watch

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  • All lodges appoint a Tyler to stand guard outside the door.
    — Vicky Yip, Parents, 1 July 2024
  • She was instructed to stand guard and keep crowds in line.
    — Claire Fu, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Only the sphinxes stand guard vainly over the rivers, which are leaving, and the lions and the griffins.
    — Eugene Ostashevsky, The New York Review of Books, 4 May 2023
  • The group can pool resources to stand watch for predators and guard food reserves.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In the park near my home, a line of century-old London Plane trees stand guard over the river path.
    — Helen Czerski, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2021
  • There, the engines chug, the pipes direct exhaust out the smokestack, and the engineers stand watch.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The accuser claimed that Kelly would lock her rooms and enlist Copeland to stand guard.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The plan was to fly with 20 Somali soldiers who could stand guard while repairs were made.
    — Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Burrowing owls like to stand watch outside their homes.
    — Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Officers stand guard outside the secure rooms they’re stored in.
    — WIRED, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Unlike their parents, the scruffy, fluffy chicks have pink and yellow beaks and make a raucous noise while their silent parents stand watch.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The Police Nationale stand guard at checkpoints, turning away people who want to stroll at the water’s edge.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • In a fishbowl-like room called a pod, nurses stand watch, never turning away from the monitors.
    — Maria Kefalas, STAT, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Our teams stand guard 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, ready to respond and send life saving help when our community needs it most.
    — Mary Juetten, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The building is perhaps most famous for its intricate, marble facade and lion statues that stand guard at the base of the steps.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Deputies will deliver the notices and stand watch as tenants quickly pack up their belongings, many with no idea where to go next.
    — Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com, 6 July 2021
  • The girls stand guard as Valmundsson, a burly chef on a commercial fishing boat, rakes a long metal pole toward the little bird.
    — Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The landmark north of Cathedral Square is known for the sphinxes that stand guard out front, the most obvious feature of its Egyptian Revival design.
    — al, 8 Dec. 2022
  • In 1936, the four sons of George V (the queen's grandfather) revived what's known as the Prince’s Vigil, in which members of the royal family arrive unannounced and stand watch.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Aside from the practical issue (will U.S. troops stand guard over foreign oil valves?), the ethical question of such a law remains.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • Meanwhile, let a nutcracker stand guard with this inflatable version that’s on sale for 30% off.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Lucchino’s team rescued the warehouse from the wrecking ball and enlisted it to proudly stand guard over Camden Yards for all coming time.
    — Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Senior royals traditionally stand guard throughout, in what's known as the Virgil of the Princes.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022
  • People from the neighborhood helped stand watch and argued with protesters.
    — Frank Shyongcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022
  • When a dangerous prisoner needs surgery, Nolan and Celina stand guard at the hospital.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The space would be surrounded by a fence and security would stand guard all hours of the day, according to Anderson’s office.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022
  • Some apps do nothing more than clear out malware infestations and stand guard to block any future attacks.
    — PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Adams said that more personnel were needed to stand guard while urgent fire and physical safety repairs were made to the buildings.
    — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • Ohio pro-lifers must continue to be vigilant and to stand guard for the protection of all human life from pre-birth to natural death.
    — Molly Smith, National Review, 7 July 2022
  • Bazan, a Marine Corps veteran, stood guard at the event, and continued to stand watch at following events, helping families to and from the venue safely.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2023

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