sentinel
Example Sentences
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The steely husks stood sentinel over unfathomable loss for weeks or months until they were towed away and sold as scrap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
The mean rescue sentinel did not think so.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024
The church stood empty like a silent sentinel over a small cemetery next to it.
From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024
Intriguingly, the system being attacked normally works as a sentinel or guard, whose job it is to detect invading viruses.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
The sentinel hailed him as he went by, and he recognized the voice of Beregond.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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