SURVEILLANCE in a Sentence

Learn SURVEILLANCE from example sentences, some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

For SURVEILLANCE, below is one of 9 sentences:
The Restoration had placed him on half-pay, then had sent him into residence, that is to say, under surveillance, at Vernon.

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 Meanings and Examples of SURVEILLANCE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
surveillance
 n.  watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
Classic Sentence:
1  The Restoration had placed him on half-pay, then had sent him into residence, that is to say, under surveillance, at Vernon.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—ONE OF THE RED SPECTRES OF THAT EPOCH
2  This justice must be rendered to the police of that period, that even in the most serious public junctures, it imperturbably fulfilled its duties connected with the sewers and surveillance.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III—THE "SPUN" MAN
3  The dead are not subjected to surveillance.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER I—THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVEN
Example Sentence:
1  The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity.
2  The suspects are under police surveillance.
3  Judge Keenan concluded that the surveillance had been lawful.
4  Just another surveillance job, old chap.
5  I'd be surprised if anyone believes camera surveillance is a miraculous fix to reduce crime.
6  Factory workers have long clocked in and out; but AI makes ubiquitous surveillance worthwhile, because every bit of data is potentially valuable.