for observation
idiom
: for the purpose of being watched carefully (as by doctors in a hospital)
They're keeping him at the hospital for observation for another few days.
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Basically, all the stuff Prodigy just worked so hard to delete is the very first thing that Nibs hears about upon waking, because no steps were taken whatsoever to either brief the other hybrids or isolate her for observation.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
He was held for observation overnight at a hospital but recovered.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Jockey Umberto Rispoli saved ground early in the race marred by the breakdown of Spirit of Makena in an incident that saw jockey Mirco Demuro taken to a nearby hospital for observation.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Adams now wants New York to join 37 other states, like Massachusetts, with the power under law to hold a person who was brought in for observation during the painful withdrawal period.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
He was held for observation overnight at a hospital but recovered.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Jockey Umberto Rispoli saved ground early in the race marred by the breakdown of Spirit of Makena in an incident that saw jockey Mirco Demuro taken to a nearby hospital for observation.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Adams now wants New York to join 37 other states, like Massachusetts, with the power under law to hold a person who was brought in for observation during the painful withdrawal period.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for observation
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“For observation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20observation. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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