How to Use vigilance in a Sentence

vigilance

noun
  • But none of that vigilance mattered when my son slipped off that couch.
    — Damon Young, Washington Post, 20 June 2022
  • Sculpture asks to be seen in the round, but these urge vigilance in the process.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2019
  • His vigilance paid off in the form of a city housing voucher.
    — Jennifer Egan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • On Wall Street, there are calls for vigilance.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
  • For me, the vigilance of keeping that voice out was the hardest part.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Decades of screwworm vigilance have been undone in just two years.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
  • The challenge through these three acts is how to maintain vigilance.
    — Marin Gjaja, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2020
  • For now, experts say that patience and vigilance are key.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • And, with new vigilance, the markers likely won't be the last.
    — USA Today, 26 Feb. 2020
  • His message—praise for past achievements and a plea for greater vigilance—rarely varies.
    — Jeffrey Mervis, Science | AAAS, 29 Oct. 2019
  • But one false positive doesn’t lessen the need for vigilance.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • After years of vigilance, we’d been caught in nature’s snare.
    — Leslie Kendall Dye, SELF, 20 June 2017
  • But there is a sense of vigilance and preparation for the worst-case scenario.
    — Ben Makuch, The New Republic, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Many young people move through daily life in a constant state of vigilance.
    — Beverly Kingston, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Kurzel ends on a note of vigilance, the target in sight, the work just beginning.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But one agent's hyper-vigilance amidst the frenzy was able to prevent a tragedy.
    — Christina Oehler, Woman's Day, 22 July 2015
  • Still, extra vigilance becomes part of the learning curve on the ship, too.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The first step is simple vigilance, something all these parties are well-versed in.
    — Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This constant vigilance leaves locals with a sense of unease; of grief.
    — Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020
  • And that rage demands vigilance.
    — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • And the fight against antisemitism requires vigilance from all of us.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
  • That vigilance was not misplaced.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Still, vigilance is required here.
    — Alice Park, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Indeed, more firms are calling for vigilance.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The constant vigilance may help keep the nests safe from predators like the brown skua bird, which feeds on penguin eggs and chicks.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The striped mouse rises up on its hind legs, an expression of measured vigilance.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • How had this happened in a city with a police force known for its vigilance and, at times, excessive force?
    — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 3 July 2019
  • Until then, the vigilance of friends and family will be the best defence.
    — The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Of course, in today’s times, this can only be managed with some painful cuts and with constant vigilance.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Schoolchildren learned the history of the past tsunamis and the need for vigilance.
    — The Economist, 6 Dec. 2019

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