Used in a Sentence

watches

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for watches.

Editorial note

Seiko Kinetic watches are quartz watches that are powered by movement.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(archaic) The species Sarracenia flava (so-called because its leaves look similar to a clock face).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of watches gathered in one view.

noun

(archaic) The species Sarracenia flava (so-called because its leaves look similar to a clock face).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for watches.

noun

(archaic) The species Sarracenia flava (so-called because its leaves look similar to a clock face).

Example sentences

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Seiko Kinetic watches are quartz watches that are powered by movement.

2

Apple could take a hit for sure....they aren't going to sell as many gold watches as they planned.

3

This handler floats behind the kids and watches where phones and wallets go when they're placed back in pockets.

4

Nobody was setting watches every sunset but the calls to prayer certainly moved with the sun.

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And real-time debugging and being able to set variable watches make developing much easier.

6

We all are the ones killing the planet with our wasteful battery-powered watches.

7

I don't know who still watches DVDs, but I suspect it's the same people paying for AOL.

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For example, he writes about how he closely watches ant colonies fighting and compares them to the armies in The Iliad, etc, etc.

9

Honestly no one but people over their 30s watches the news anymore.

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But I prefer that approach to a listing or graphical visualization of who watches me (with little of no (re)action).

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Rotor systems like in some automatic watches produce very little energy.

12

We only watch Netflix on our Roku at home but I think my mother has my Netflix credentials and occasionally watches something.

Quote examples

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People ask me why I just bought a Pebble instead of one of those shiny touch-screen "smart"watches.

2

No one watches Top Gear and says "oh hey it must be okay to commit violent acts against people who are different than me".

3

Do you want to sell?" Oh yea, if you have any old watches--I buy those too?" Years ago I got tired of trying to explain aesthetics, or the beauty of a well designed mechanical object.

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I'd rather have a "stooge" as HN and reddit called Tom Wheeler for a very long time at the FCC, than some random idiot who, say, watches Fox News all day or reads HuffPost all day and completely lacks any sophistication in how government works.

Proper noun examples

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Watches designed for heavy manual labor are a niche, not a consumer item.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use watches in a sentence?

Seiko Kinetic watches are quartz watches that are powered by movement.

What does watches mean?

(archaic) The species Sarracenia flava (so-called because its leaves look similar to a clock face).

What part of speech is watches?

watches is commonly used as noun.