How do you use Watchdog in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like defender or guardian, plus the exact meaning.
Watchdog meaning
- A guard dog.
- An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
- Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
Using Watchdog
- The main meaning on this page is: A guard dog. | An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically. | Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
- Useful related words include: defender, guardian, protector, shielder.
- In the example corpus, watchdog often appears in combinations such as: the watchdog, watchdog has, watchdog said.
Context around Watchdog
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 3 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Watchdog
- In this selection, "watchdog" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ethics, consumer, speech, group, app and mulvaney stand out and add context to how "watchdog" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a safety watchdog is warning and an ethics watchdog group on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "watchdog" sits close to words such as devon, indianapolis and magazines, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with watchdog
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alliance Aviation said it was disappointed with the consumer watchdog's decision. (12 words)
About half of all colleges have similar systems, a free speech watchdog reports. (13 words)
A safety watchdog is warning consumers to avoid hazardous products ahead of Halloween celebrations. (14 words)
Ethics watchdog: Mulvaney may have 'misled' Senate at confirmationApril 30 (UPI) -- A nonpartisan ethics watchdog called Monday for a probe of White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney, over statements during his Senate confirmation last year. (35 words)
According to the Citizen Lab, a watchdog group based in Canada, a powerful spyware tool called Pegasus was then being used in Mexico—likely by the government—to surveil journalists and hack into their phones. (35 words)
An ethics watchdog group on Friday asked the Office of Congressional Ethics investigate Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., for using footage from the Senate floor in an ad announcing his run for the Senate. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Enjoy comprehensive coverage of Topgun night at The Meadows on Greyhound Racing Victoria’s Facebook page, by downloading The Watchdog app, or go to watchdog.
Ethics watchdog: Mulvaney may have 'misled' Senate at confirmationApril 30 (UPI) -- A nonpartisan ethics watchdog called Monday for a probe of White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney, over statements during his Senate confirmation last year.
Watchdog Dave Lieber of The Dallas Morning News is leader of Watchdog Nation, which shows Americans how to stand up for themselves and become super consumers.
About half of all colleges have similar systems, a free speech watchdog reports.
According to the Citizen Lab, a watchdog group based in Canada, a powerful spyware tool called Pegasus was then being used in Mexico—likely by the government—to surveil journalists and hack into their phones.
According to the health watchdog, the inspection was prompted following concerns received about safety and the quality of medical care, including people’s nutrition, hydration, pressure area care and the management risks.
According to the watchdog "adequate systems to supervise content published by third parties are lacking" and the app violates TikTok's guidelines which provide for the removal of dangerous content.
Achieving the $2.9 billion in recurring annual savings called for by one fiscal watchdog would require significant cooperation between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and labor unions.
Addressing runaway energy and telecommunications prices, dodgy environmental claims and ever-increasing online scam losses will headline the work of Australia's consumer watchdog over the next 12 months.
A former national editor who began his career in the regional press is set to help adjudicate on complaints to the press watchdog.
Alliance Aviation said it was disappointed with the consumer watchdog's decision.
A Met officer who fatally shot unarmed black man Chris Kaba following a car chase could be charged following an investigation by the police watchdog.
Amid an antisemitism storm around X, the social media platform’s owner, Elon Musk, threatened to file a “thermonuclear lawsuit” against non-profit watchdog Media Matters and others.
An ethics watchdog group on Friday asked the Office of Congressional Ethics investigate Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., for using footage from the Senate floor in an ad announcing his run for the Senate.
An internal watchdog will conduct an audit of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) jets for official business, the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General announced Monday.
A nursery in Wigan has performed a huge turnaround after being deemed “inadequate” in all areas earlier in the year by a watchdog.
A report by the Department of Justice inspector general said the government watchdog was 'particularly concerned' about the exchanges between her and her one-time squeeze.
A safety watchdog is warning consumers to avoid hazardous products ahead of Halloween celebrations.
Ashton Community Science College was visited by the educational watchdog on May 16-17 and told it continues to be a good school.
A spokesperson said the spending watchdog had spoken to the Cabinet Office about the contract to hire Mr Johnson's lawyers "as part of our standard audit procedures".
Common combinations with watchdog
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: