neighborhood watch
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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At Grails Miami, a sports bar in the Wynwood neighborhood, watch parties for Inter Miami games fill the venue, which has more than 70 TVs and capacity for 400 people, general manager Lea Stevenson said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Maybe the neighborhood watch confronts you, demanding to know what you’re doing on their sidewalks.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025
Some residents want to form a neighborhood watch, while others are taking quotes from private security companies to patrol the streets outside their multimillion-dollar homes.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024
Fulton has been pushing for reform since her 17-year-old son was killed in a confrontation with neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Florida in February 2012.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024
“Yes. People are talking about organizing a neighborhood watch patrol or even hiring a real guard to sit in the guardhouse.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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