noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
night watchman
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
night
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Being a night watchman had its compensations, he had to admit.
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Thus the state should be mainly a night watchman , a low-profile policeman who ensures the basic safety of every individual.
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I liked the night air but the night watchman didn't like the open window.
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At first, the night watchman thought it was an avalanche.
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Clyde, the night watchman , stood to attention as they alighted.
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The secretary lost Awlad Amira support and became a night watchman in a school.
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Her husband was recently laid off from his construction job and is now employed part-time as a night watchman .
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The spooky goings-on happened when night watchman James Durham spotted a man with a heavy overcoat walking his black retriever.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Being a night watchman had its compensations, he had to admit.
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But most of our graves are forgotten by everyone except the cemetery watchman .
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Corrigan motioned for the watchman to approach.
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I liked the night air but the night watchman didn't like the open window.
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The watchman had come out of his hut and was staring at them.
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The watchman lay down on the sand and put his arms together over his head.
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The following morning, as I arrived at work, the watchman was waiting for me.
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We were careful to avoid the watchman as we slipped inside the gate.