Synonyms

1. keep
2. maintain

Sentence Examples

1. I observe him in three-quarter profile, the lips pressed together, the knitted brow, a single tear making its way down his cheek.
2. I observe the street with a suspicious eye, noting the vehicles parked here and there, white rental cars mostly, and a black sedan reverse parking further up.
3. We stand to learn a lot about how these meetings are conducted if I stay outside and observe.
4. We all observe the array of tapas fringing her plate chick peas, strips of peppers and fish all arranged in a pattern around a piece of fish.
5. I turn back and observe my little family as though seeing them for the first time.
6. I observe my neighbour, standing there looking sheepish in her lurid green kaftan with her skinny black legs poking out beneath.
7. With a single sweep of my eye, I observe a room that, despite the house being two-hundred years younger than my own, is in much the same condition, with no cupboards to speak of, and a bench too small for meal production.
8. As luck would have it, he got his chance to observe Burl in action later that day.
9. Spending time with her would help him draw a conclusion about her motives, and it would give him a chance to match what she told him against what he was able to observe himself and gather from his work with Burl.
10. Costa Teguise Standing in the shade of the eucalypt at the café end of the plaza, I observe a few customers as they make up their minds to take an outdoor table in the warm spring sunshine, or opt for the seating shaded by the laurel trees.