watch·dog
ˈwäch-ˌdȯg 
ˈwȯch-
1
: a dog kept to guard property
2
: one that guards against loss, waste, theft, or undesirable practices
watchdogged; watchdogging; watchdogs
: to act as a watchdog for
Examples of watchdog in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Prosecutor Organizing Table, a watchdog organization formed by several racial justice organizations, accused Bell of not matching his promises of being a progressive prosecutor.
—Jacob Steinberg, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Still, the county watchdog’s office calculated the school system could have charged the company about $372,000 in fees for the problems but failed to do so.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
An analysis published this spring by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, a Wall Street watchdog, ranked Georgia’s housing market No. 1 in the nation for its vulnerability to disruption by private equity firms.
—Joe Murphy, NBC News, 30 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for watchdog 
Noun
Lander, who announced his mayoral run last week, stated Tuesday that the audit wasn’t a political move, but fell under his duty as the city’s fiscal watchdog — but his audit drew a sharp rebuke from the mayor’s team.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Prosecutor Organizing Table, a watchdog organization formed by several racial justice organizations, accused Bell of not matching his promises of being a progressive prosecutor.
—Jacob Steinberg, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Still, the county watchdog’s office calculated the school system could have charged the company about $372,000 in fees for the problems but failed to do so.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
An analysis published this spring by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, a Wall Street watchdog, ranked Georgia’s housing market No. 1 in the nation for its vulnerability to disruption by private equity firms.
—Joe Murphy, NBC News, 30 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for watchdog
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'watchdog.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near watchdog
Cite this Entry
“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchdog. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share