How to Use surveillance in a Sentence

surveillance

noun
Definition of surveillancenext
Synonyms for surveillancenext
  • The bank robbery was recorded by surveillance video cameras.
  • In my view, the urge to make the night safer should not simply mean more surveillance.
    — Jess Reia, Fortune, 30 May 2023
  • Russell said she was held in the trailer of, checking surveillance footage at rest stops and truck stops.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • The surveillance video shows the suspect dragging the victim down the stairs before pushing him away.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The pair aboard the aircraft parachuted to the ground and were then transported to a hospital for surveillance.
    — Madeline Beck, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Police obtained store surveillance video that showed a man and a woman using the card.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Guards strapped him to a chair and placed him under running water, video surveillance showed.
    — Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Video surveillance inside the theater captured Mbengue chase after the teen and the tussle but not the shooting, Dale-Schmidt said.
    — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Our ears were numb with the constant humming of what I was told were the surveillance drones that circled constantly.
    — Irfan Galaria, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The post included surveillance from the area that included a view of males driving away from the area after the shooting.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
  • While the surveillance video does not show the SUV ramming into the storefront, the footage shows the path of destruction left by the suspect's vehicle.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Workers across the country have protested the surveillance.
    — Rina Chandran, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The men walked to the back of the residence and to the carport door to avoid the surveillance cameras where Elward kicked open the carport door and Hartfield busted down the back door, the complaint said.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But the images also have the quality of surveillance footage, which adds to the unsettling mood and sets our minds racing.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 May 2023
  • Two men, as seen on surveillance footage released by police, walked into the same fast-food restaurant.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • If streaming is a form of surveillance, moviegoing is the opposite.
    — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Police released surveillance footage that shows at least two people firing from the rear windows of a 2017 black Hyundai Sonata.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Police said the fight and shooting were recorded on video by a motel surveillance camera.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The 29-year-old reportedly has an attorney in Dubai, and she’s been told she could be sentenced to prison time due to the surveillance video of her screaming.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 July 2023
  • The Trump allies played clips of surveillance video from the arena to support their allegations.
    — Kate Brumback, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
  • The second burglary occurred on Aug. 14 when a single man is seen on surveillance footage running out the front entrance with a set of handbags.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Israel also maintains an air and naval blockade on Gaza as well as a vast array of surveillance.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But then came the Russian soldiers, along with the Kremlin’s surveillance and oppression.
    — Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • After the attack, Barbeau spotted a pack of five raccoons on surveillance footage of her backyard.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The person in the surveillance footage was considerably heavier and did not have a mole like Mr. Quran’s, according to his lawsuit.
    — Sudhin Thanawala, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The escape also happened without anyone in a control room spotting the wall climb on surveillance video.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The surveillance footage obtained by the Journal Sentinel from a nearby property owner does not appear to show a fall.
    — Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • There was no surveillance video in the area in which the incident occurred, and police did not receive any similar reports.
    — cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • On Friday, as a surveillance drone hovered overhead, life was returning to the compound.
    — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
  • So some beekeepers are turning to GPS tracking devices and surveillance cameras to hunt down their hives.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024

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