How to Use observant in a Sentence

observant

1 of 2 adjective
  • A particularly observant child, he noticed even the slightest changes in the classroom.
  • Good reporters are keenly observant of everything around them.
  • The family is strictly observant.
  • Stay safe, stay observant and may God be with you.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The film may be observant, but rarely keenly so.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Out of all the siblings, Shloime was the most observant.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Linda is observant, social, and aware of new sights and sounds.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Ascetic, observant and karmic are three words that describe my essence.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • So again, very great, observant question.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In the end, every home needs an observant owner who listens to its needs.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 27 July 2023
  • Jones was quiet and observant, the type who preferred to feel her way into things and find her place.
    — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022
  • At best, at mid-eclipse, very observant people will notice a dark shading on the moon’s face.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • An observant reader noticed a big, fat earthworm in the snow.
    — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Her teenage voice is at once wryly observant, mischievous, and cutting.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Director Hsu is more of the observant type.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • This tends to work well for both zoom-ie kids and more thoughtful, observant temperaments.
    — Victoria Barber, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
  • Tevye's deepest wish is to marry his five daughters off to rich, observant Jews.
    — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Both are extremely observant and notice shifts in what’s going on around them.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Didion’s missives were keenly observant, full of language that cut like a skean.
    — Erin Overbey, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Children are highly observant and pick up on status cues quickly.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Kids are observant and will come up with explanations for strange behavior that may be worse than the truth.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Not everyone in the crowd is equally observant.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For observant Roman Catholics, this year presents a meaty dilemma.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • No observant Jew would ever drive on the Sabbath unless life was at stake.
    — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
  • And despite his elaborate lengths, his plan is nearly foiled by an observant suitor.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
  • Klara is deeply observant, finding lyrical wonder in the mundane.
    — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Yelena’s smart, wryly observant voice pulls us through the novel.
    — Carole Burns, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • But don’t mistake that stone-face demeanor for not being observant or invested.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
  • Rafael was joyful, observant and servant-hearted, Heather said.
    — Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Quiet and observant, Max is still getting used to his surroundings.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025

observant

2 of 2 noun
  • The observant may spot a man and a dog standing beneath them on a railing.
    — Joe Sills, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Jabbar appears to have long been an observant but not a radical Muslim.
    — Adiel Kaplan, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Slow-to-warm temperament Slow-to-warm children are more reserved, observant, and calm.
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Each crisp line stands exposed, a quiet demonstration of craftsmanship designed for the observant.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Franklyn describes herself as creative, observant, and a daydreamer.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Over time, the books have acquired the qualities of a palimpsest, with layers visible beneath the surface to the observant (or obsessed).
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Here is a brief summary of when Easter and related events take place in 2024, and what those days mean to observants.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Whether that’s true or not, this ballad is Swift at her most observant, an effortlessly poetic character study of a friend falling in love for the first time.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
  • There’s the mockery of the religiously observant from great institutional heights.
    — Noah Rothman, National Review, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Fridays are the days when the observant eat fish to honor the 40-day period of sacrifice and reflection leading up to Easter.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • For the observant, this ban on activities includes listening to music, cutting hair or shaving, hosting weddings, parties or any event that could lead to dancing.
    — Ilanit Chernick, CNN, 2 May 2021
  • Magal calls himself a dos, a derogatory Hebrew term for the religiously observant.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Small and observant, Mars lived with her parents and extended kin in a Victorian house with a library and a piano, around which the family gathered to sing show tunes.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Her direction is patient and observant, allowing the children’s natural curiosity and humor to shine through.
    — Valerie Complex, Deadline, 14 June 2024
  • Throughout history, our communities have comprised the pious and the heretical, the observant and the indifferent.
    — Mark Oppenheimer, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The characters in this collection are all witnesses, hesitant but perceptive, observant sometimes to the point of paralysis.
    — Annie Berke, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • During this time, the religiously-observant Hrangchal mixed his studies with work as an assembly worker at a factory, all the while keeping up his outdoor sports practice.
    — Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Instances of anti-Semitism are on the rise, but to suggest such acts befall only, or even disproportionately, on the Jewishly observant is wrong.
    — WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
  • In recent years, though, there’s been an uptick in artists who, like Golin-Cahn, are trying to make nonconformist artwork while remaining observant and staying within the folds of their community.
    — Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Raised to be independent and observant, the teenager is a misfit in traditional Victorian society.
    — Danny Horn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024

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