sentries

Example Sentences

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Immune cells act like vigilant sentries, moving through tissues and detecting remaining cancer cells that could lead to relapse.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

The blimps housed there were used as sentries during WWII, armed with machine guns, bombs and charges to fend off submarines, The Times reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Wing Commander Douglas Bader ranked as the greatest war hero in the prison and was met on arrival with salutes from German sentries.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022

It is the difference between planting sentries at the gates to bar intruders and trying to oust them after they had already stormed the castle.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2022

I gave an appreciative sniff as I walked past the sentries and entered the world of Listening Rock.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles