noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
sharp
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I instructed Peter to keep a sharp lookout for enemy fighters and then to follow me.
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Of course they kept a sharp lookout in such congested waters for their own safety.
■ VERB
keep
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I instructed Peter to keep a sharp lookout for enemy fighters and then to follow me.
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Of course they kept a sharp lookout in such congested waters for their own safety.
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Custodians keep an alert lookout for any female without a wedding ring, as lipstick is not good for marble.
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Meanwhile, keep on the lookout for those eye-glazing trial depositions.
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From his present position, Larsen would be better placed to keep a lookout for trouble and provide backup.
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And send a couple of your boys up here to keep a lookout .
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Then, with a watchful eye, it can keep a lookout for potential prey without revealing its presence.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both Mr and Mrs Tiller were always on the lookout for any child or woman with potential.
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From February to July he was on the lookout for blossoms.
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He resolved the problem by adopting the role of lookout , warning the men when strangers, particularly police, were approaching.
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I told Thompson to alert all the guards on duty to be on the lookout for a small brown rodent.
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My lookout tree is a red spruce.
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Please be on the lookout for talent in your classes and give serious consideration to auditioning yourself.
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So I was on the lookout .