plural sentries
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Examples of sentry in a Sentence
The general placed an armed sentry at the bridge.
a sentry posted to watch for intruders
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Paramount has the usual range of lollipop trees and box spirals, which stand like sentries at front doors in London’s more expensive neighborhoods.
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Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Here, in one of the more isolated places on earth, China’s security cameras keep watch alongside armed sentries in guard towers.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Upon arrival, visitors are greeted by Louise Bourgeois’ spider sculpture seemingly floating on a lake, standing guard like a talisman, while a giant Damien Hirst anatomical sculpture stands like a sentry at the entrance.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Everything nearly goes awry when two sentries, noting how suspicious the horse is, set it on fire.
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 24 July 2024
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Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Here, in one of the more isolated places on earth, China’s security cameras keep watch alongside armed sentries in guard towers.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Upon arrival, visitors are greeted by Louise Bourgeois’ spider sculpture seemingly floating on a lake, standing guard like a talisman, while a giant Damien Hirst anatomical sculpture stands like a sentry at the entrance.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Everything nearly goes awry when two sentries, noting how suspicious the horse is, set it on fire.
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 24 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for sentry
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“Sentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentry. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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sentry
noun
sen·try
ˈsen-trē 
plural sentries
: guard entry 1 sense 3a
especially
: a soldier standing guard at a point of passage
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