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sentry

[sen-tree] / ˈsɛn tri /
NOUN
watcher
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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The former is heralded with a blast of horns; the latter guards its inner sanctum behind Tobie Windham’s officious sentry.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

More Peshmerga are dotted around on the hilltops standing sentry – a low-tech early warning system for incoming drones.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

An outpost for 30 soldiers with a couple of sentry points and barracks will burn through about 13 gallons of fuel a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

Barcelona stretched out in every direction, a mosaic of old stone, glass and spire, Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia standing like an undone sentry among the rest.

From Salon Dec. 6, 2025

A military sentry stands guard at the gate.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

For the fight scene between the Guardians and OrgoCorp sentries as they attempt to leave with the pass key, practical wire work was mixed with CG action.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 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

An officer in a field uniform, ruddy-faced, with very thick glasses and ceremonious manners, signaled to the sentries to withdraw.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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