How to Use surveillance in a Sentence

surveillance

noun
  • The bank robbery was recorded by surveillance video cameras.
  • The truck had been out of the range of any surveillance cameras.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
  • Rein in the surveillance state.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
  • He was last seen in surveillance footage wearing few clothes and no shoes.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2025
  • But video surveillance of his cell showed no sign of it, the report said.
    — Robert Moore, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Jurors saw those texts, as well as surveillance video of the killing.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • In my view, the urge to make the night safer should not simply mean more surveillance.
    — Jess Reia, Fortune, 30 May 2023
  • Got a tip on Big Tech’s role in surveillance?
    — Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The shootout was captured on surveillance video.
    — Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Home surveillance video showed the man pulling up in a car as the teens turned around and began to walk away.
    — Paul Burton, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • The burglars were seen on surveillance video.
    — Desiree Evans, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • That is why surveillance matters so much in the early phase.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 May 2026
  • Home surveillance video clips were played with Daley on the stand.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Based on the surveillance video, that object appears to be an axe.
    — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The description of the car matched the car seen in the surveillance video at both scenes.
    — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This time last year, surveillance traps had single-digit counts of black flies.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The stabbing was caught on surveillance videos which show the clash that led to the victim’s death.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
  • There was no surveillance system to connect the dots.
    — Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The group also denied any role in or knowledge of any surveillance of the singer.
    — Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The actor plays a surveillance expert who has a lot on his plate when aliens attack.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
  • No amount of research into the suspect or surveillance could make the nerves go away.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The acts of defiance were rare and rather novel, for a surveillance state.
    — Adam Rawnsley, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2022
  • But birds are better suited to covert surveillance.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Cops were scouring the area looking for surveillance footage that can help track down the suspects.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • That shooting was less than a month ago and already some surveillance video has been released in the case.
    — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2022
  • There, they were seen on surveillance footage, officials said.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Police had shared surveillance footage of the group of teenagers wanted for the assaults.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The crime was captured by school surveillance cameras.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • One of the key points of contention was over domestic mass surveillance.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Guards strapped him to a chair and placed him under running water, video surveillance showed.
    — Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2023

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