being watched

phrase

: watched or observed carefully especially in order to prevent or detect a crime
He didn't know that he was being watched by the police.

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For some around me, being watched was certainly not a pejorative but the intent of their attire. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 Mbappe did a stuttered run-up to the ball while observing Bounou at Gillette Stadium, probably in an attempt to let Bounou know that he’s being watched, so moving early to a side will be futile. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026 Canvasser allegedly targeted the roommate with a weekslong campaign of harassing text messages written to suggest the roommate was being watched by a stalking stranger who could see into his suite and even the bathroom. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 In the pre-dawn hours of March 23, 2015, Aaron Quinn and his girlfriend Denise Huskins were asleep in his Vallejo, California, home, unaware they were being watched. — Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for being watched

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“Being watched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/being%20watched. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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