OBSERVE in a Sentence

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312 example sentences for OBSERVE, such as:

1. They observed him entering the bank.
2. He was observed to follow her closely.
3. I will observe your very proper request.
4. The police observed a man enter the bank.
5. They carefully observed the behavior of deer.

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 Meanings and Examples of OBSERVE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
observe
 v.  see and notice; look at with attention
 v.  pay attention to rules; follow in practice
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  My glass allowed me to observe that the plaster was slightly scratched in doing it, which would not have been the case if the man's nail had been trimmed.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
2  Bounderby, this is a case for rigid training, and I shall observe it with interest.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V
3  I will observe your very proper request.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XV
4  You observe, Mr. Harthouse, that my wife is my junior.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II
5  "Under no ensign of war which I can observe," answered Rebecca.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
6  Fanny looked on and listened, not unamused to observe the selfishness which, more or less disguised, seemed to govern them all, and wondering how it would end.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  Everybody had a part either too long or too short; nobody would attend as they ought; nobody would remember on which side they were to come in; nobody but the complainer would observe any directions.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
8  Edmund proposed, urged, entreated it, till the lady, not very unwilling at first, could refuse no longer, and Fanny was wanted only to prompt and observe them.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
9  He pressed for the strictest forbearance and silence towards their niece; she not only promised, but did observe it.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
10  It was curious to observe some faces which stood out prominently from among the group.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
11  'It's a simple question of identity, you will observe,' said the doctor.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
12  He advanced as near as he considered prudent, and kept on the opposite side of the street, the better to observe her motions.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
13  Gentlemen all, observe the dark stain upon this gentleman's hat, no wider than a shilling, but thicker than a half-crown.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
14  I must take leave to observe, Sir Walter," said Mr Shepherd one morning at Kellynch Hall, as he laid down the newspaper, "that the present juncture is much in our favour.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
15  I presume to observe, Sir Walter, that, in the way of business, gentlemen of the navy are well to deal with.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
Example Sentence: (102 in 7 pages)
16  The police observed a man enter the bank.
17  They observed him entering the bank.
18  Troop movements can be observed from space by a satellite.
19  They carefully observed the behavior of deer.
20  Cases of child cruelty occur more often than they are observed.
21  Scientists have observed a drop in ozone levels over the Antarctic.
22  He documented the destruction he observed during the Cosovo War.
23  The police observed the man entering/enter the bank.
24  He was observed to follow her closely.
25  She observed the gentle movement of his chest as he breathed.
26  When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures, so I did ten times more work.
27  Two such distinct behaviours can at times be observed, either by the participant himself or by an outside observer.
28  Furthermore, it is difficult for the participant observer not to exert some influence on the events that are being observed.
29  The patients were observed over a period of several months.
30  You again how boethius observed all still could not return to the origin.