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watchout

American

[woch-out] / ˈwɒtʃˌaʊt /

noun

the act of looking out for or anticipating something; lookout.

Keep a watchout for dishonest behavior.

Etymology

Origin of watchout

1880–85, noun use of verb phrase watch out

Example Sentences

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The paper exposed the Teapot Dome scandals, kept an increasing watchout for city and state corruption.

From Time Magazine Archive

As he dug, he kept a constant watchout for Zero, but never saw him.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar

I was afeerd you’d not be on the watchout.

From David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West by Maniates, Belle Kanaris

I kept a cautious and suspicious watchout, worrying in the back of my mind that someone among them might turn up with a jetcopter.

From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver

He’s one of those scientific wretches who is on the watchout for pearl oysters.

From The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury by Coolidge, Asenath Carver

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