How to Use wristwatch in a Sentence

wristwatch

noun
  • One of my favorite gifts that my mom gave me was a wristwatch.
    — Danielle Abril, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Delisle rushed them out the door, tapping her wristwatch.
    — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • In the end, Noem’s flashy wristwatch proved to be the star of the clip.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Does one of the pouches have the chain of a men’s wristwatch as a handle?
    — Anders Christian Madsen, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Grey suit, crisp white shirt, with a gold wristwatch visible at the cuff.
    — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • The bear clubbed him, rattled his dome, hit his wristwatch, and then straddled him.
    — Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
  • Grey suit, crisp white shirt, gold wristwatch just visible.
    — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • But the Patek appears to have been his one and only wristwatch.
    — Jay Fielden, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • Most of these devices are no more intrusive than a wristwatch.
    — Kim Komando, Fox News, 24 June 2017
  • The alarm on my wristwatch buzzed, signaling the point of no return.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 31 Dec. 2019
  • These, of course, have been features of wristwatches for hundreds of years.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Roan’s tattoos include a heart with a wristwatch strapped around it, as well as a cross hanging from a chain.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The time for our wristwatch or digital screen is not exactly the same as the time for our head.
    — The Editors, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2014
  • Louis saw the wristwatch coming, as men grew impatient with the pocket watch.
    — Dallas News, 3 June 2022
  • One painting features an arm with a wristwatch that reads 20-or-so past midnight.
    — Roberta Smith, Will Heinrich, Martha Schwendener and Jason Farago, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
  • When a button is pressed, the Box opens the case and the wristwatch is raised out for display or retrieval.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The 18-carat white-gold wristwatch sold for 18 times the high estimate.
    — Bloomberg News, NOLA.com, 14 May 2018
  • Their goal is to honor the pocket watch, with a twist – converting it into a wristwatch.
    — Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The wristwatch wirelessly sends the data to a smartphone, where the wearer can read it.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Getting into the complicated wristwatch game is not for the faint of heart.
    — Cara Barrett, Town & Country, 21 Sep. 2018
  • All participants wore a wristwatch that monitored their sleep for up to two months.
    — Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a better likeness for Omata than a vinyl-record player or even a wristwatch.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2017
  • At least Marquard got a consolation prize wristwatch out of the deal, right?
    — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The staying power of the wristwatch—even in the time of Zoom, and when many use their phone as a clock—speaks volumes.
    — Daisy Shaw-Ellis, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The bill doesn't prohibit use of earpieces or wristwatches.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
  • To remember what the local time is in their base city, many crew members don’t even change the time on their wristwatches.
    — Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The latter sale, which more than quadrupled the pre-sale estimate, set a new wristwatch record for the auction house.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The Navitimer was, of course, the first Swiss wristwatch worn in space and has been strapped on by many other high fliers.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The numbers on the wristwatches and clock dials were so tiny, the workers needed a very fine brush to complete their work.
    — Melissa Davis, The Seattle Times, 14 May 2017
  • According to Phillips, this is the most ever paid for a yellow gold wristwatch at auction.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 May 2021

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