keep a sharp lookout
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The parent must constantly keep a sharp lookout.
From NewsForKids.net • Dec. 12, 2023
It will seek light emitted by the first stars and galaxies close to 14 billion years ago, and keep a sharp lookout for possible signs of life.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2022
Feet splayed for balance in the Caribbean swells, I shaded my eyes to keep a sharp lookout for any coral reef in our path — a hazard to the catamaran we’d chartered for a week.
From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2018
Job of a whip is to keep a finger on his party's pulse, head off revolts against Administration policy, keep a sharp lookout for opposition deals.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are to keep a sharp lookout while he escorts the Mirabals to their table.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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