Example Sentences

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In the more than three decades that Clutton-Brock has been watching the Kalahari meerkats, he’s seen their habitat get hotter.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Not far away, a frog has been watching the whole drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Mr Kukoyi has been watching Doctor Who for decades, so when he heard that on Saturday an episode will, for the very first time, be set in Nigeria, he was elated.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Meanwhile, Musk has been watching his personal fortune shrink by the day and his reputation be blown to smithereens like one of his failed starship rockets.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

Instead, Mom’s Hyperion redwood has been watching over the Collective just like Izta and Popoca watched over their people, waiting for peace to arrive.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera