Examples of night watchman in a Sentence
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At the beginning of her career in New York a few years earlier, Nixon had worked the night shift in the Security Operations Center of Dell’s SecureWorks subsidiary, essentially as the cybersecurity equivalent of a patrolling night watchman.
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
Other failures included not having a night watchman or roving patrol on the boat and failing to conduct sufficient fire drills as required by law.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
Josh Hutcherson plays a night watchman whose shift at a Chuck E. Cheese–esque pizza parlor takes a turn when the animatronics start trying to kill him.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
The night watchman stokes his lamp and walks wide-eyed tourists through the back lanes telling stories of hot oil and great plagues.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
Festival is dedicated to longtime night watchman at the Flora-Bama.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
The pair shot and killed a night watchman named Grover Hart.
—Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
Boucher seems to have spent his middle years working in a carriage factory and as a night watchman for a metal foundry.
—Nick Yetto, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2023
In 1900, a night watchman reported bumping into Henry in the building, dressed for the office and seemingly going about his duties a couple of decades after his mortal exit, the Washington Post reported at the time.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
Other failures included not having a night watchman or roving patrol on the boat and failing to conduct sufficient fire drills as required by law.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
Josh Hutcherson plays a night watchman whose shift at a Chuck E. Cheese–esque pizza parlor takes a turn when the animatronics start trying to kill him.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
The night watchman stokes his lamp and walks wide-eyed tourists through the back lanes telling stories of hot oil and great plagues.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
Festival is dedicated to longtime night watchman at the Flora-Bama.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
The pair shot and killed a night watchman named Grover Hart.
—Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
Boucher seems to have spent his middle years working in a carriage factory and as a night watchman for a metal foundry.
—Nick Yetto, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2023
In 1900, a night watchman reported bumping into Henry in the building, dressed for the office and seemingly going about his duties a couple of decades after his mortal exit, the Washington Post reported at the time.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
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“Night watchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20watchman. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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