How to Use observe in a Sentence
observe
verb
- The class will be observing the movements of fish.
- We observed a large flock of birds heading north.
- She observed that every man in the room had removed his hat.
- Few cases of the disease have been observed in humans.
- The new teacher will give the lesson today and the principal will observe.
- He observed two children playing with marbles on the street corner.
- The patient must be observed constantly.
- Children learn by observing their parents and others.
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They are best observed on the five nights around the full moon.
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Alex Pulaski,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2024
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Yet the specifics of how to observe the Shabbat are not found in the Torah (Shabbat 97b).
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Rabbi Avi Weiss,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Aug. 2022
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The officers peeked in the window and observed the baby doll on the couch.
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Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2024
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The astronomers just happened to observe the star at the end of an eclipse that lasted for years.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
11 Jan. 2023
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Gazans observe an austere Eid al-Fitr in the shadow of war.
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Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2024
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It has been observed in at least 51 species from small lemurs up to bigger apes.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 Oct. 2023
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Muir observed the dedication fell on the feast day of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.
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Jose R. Gonzalez,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Oct. 2024
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The object was observed again in 1883 by astronomer William Brooks.
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Denise Chow,
NBC News,
29 Oct. 2023
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That is what matters to me – to observe and to experience and to think about the world around me.
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Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 July 2024
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The agency said ahead of the whale calf's death, the animal was observed with injuries.
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Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
5 Mar. 2024
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That, Poppy observes, told her that her head wasn't in the game as much as her sisters'.
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Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2023
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Hike along the trails and observe the wildlife that comes out during colder weather.
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Claire Rafford,
The Indianapolis Star,
16 Sep. 2022
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With short cropped hair and a focused gaze, Nixon Garcia observes from off to one side.
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Sarah Matusek,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Dec. 2023
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Sanders’ colleagues observed an abundance of it in him during his time in the league.
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Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Two things being true at the same time is the most obvious thing in the world, Reich observed.
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Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2023
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This is especially easy to observe when the plants are bare root.
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Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2023
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Since June 19 falls on a Sunday this year, it will be observed on Monday.
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Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
16 June 2023
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Be sure to observe the meat with binoculars too, the agency said.
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Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
30 Aug. 2023
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But that event was much shorter, observed for a little more than ten hours.
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Margaret Osborne,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2023
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Researchers who want to observe an opossum up close merely grab it by the scruff of its neck, or lift it up by the tail.
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Elaine Godfrey,
The Atlantic,
20 July 2022
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The annual rates for new home construction remains well below those observed in the early 2000s and years prior.
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Carlos Waters,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly planning a visit to California to observe the damage from the wildfires, which have burned down thousands of homes.
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Asher Notheis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Jan. 2025
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