wristwatch
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Timex Ironman is a digital wristwatch popularized in the 1980s.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
She also allegedly received luxury jewellery, a painting by famed South Korean minimalist painter Lee Ufan, a Dior handbag and a wristwatch.
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
“Wild Animal,” translated from the French by Robert Bononno, ticks with the precision of a well-crafted wristwatch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
The remains were found in January by a Polish Antarctic expedition, alongside a wristwatch, a radio, and a pipe.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
I knelt down and took out ten flares and unscrewed the caps and lined them up in front of me and then checked my wristwatch.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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