being watched

phrase

: watched or observed carefully especially in order to prevent or detect a crime
He didn't know that he was being watched by the police.

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Faculty of color across American colleges and universities face other challenges, including feeling isolated or like they are being watched. — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 Now Ricketts is running for his first full six-year term against independent Dan Osborn -- a race that initially was not expected to be competitive but is now being watched by the national parties. — Nicholas Ingram, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 But then sometimes the children end up being watched by staff with little or no training to help them. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 At the same time, a smaller developing system was being watched nervously close to Hawaii. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for being watched

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“Being watched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/being%20watched. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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