as in guard
a person or group that watches over someone or something
a sentry posted to watch for intruders
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Recent Examples of sentry
The treatment involves isolating a patient’s T cells—the sentries of the immune system that strike invaders—and engineering them in a lab to destroy blood cells called B cells that have become cancerous.
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Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
Perfectly conical volcanic peaks, dusted in snow, rise like sentries across the horizon.
—Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
Three-story red brick buildings stand like sentries and slides and swings adorned the front yards of nearby homes.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Paramount has the usual range of lollipop trees and box spirals, which stand like sentries at front doors in London’s more expensive neighborhoods.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
Perfectly conical volcanic peaks, dusted in snow, rise like sentries across the horizon.
—Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
Three-story red brick buildings stand like sentries and slides and swings adorned the front yards of nearby homes.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Paramount has the usual range of lollipop trees and box spirals, which stand like sentries at front doors in London’s more expensive neighborhoods.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentry
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Miami guard Haley Cavinder, coming off a 27-point performance against Florida State, went 4-of-15 against Notre Dame’s stifling defense and managed only eight points.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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Three other prison guards, including Michael Mashaw, Michael Fisher and David Walters, were charged with lesser manslaughter offenses.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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If the material is not removed or relocated to an adults-only section within 60 days, the parent or guardian can sue the library.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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The fee for the event is $6 per person and is limited to a total of 25 children, who must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The doctor was grazed by a bullet, and the nurse, the custodian and the two wounded officers were hospitalized in stable condition, Barker said.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The shock announcement — which is sure to shake and, indeed, stir the industry — was made Thursday, alongside the news that long-time producers and custodians of 007, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, would be stepping back.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Twenty years after Marilyn’s murder, John met the warden of the O’Daniel Unit, where the women’s death row is housed.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Seven prison employees, including former warden Randall Hepp, have been charged in the death of Maier.—
Laura Schulte,
Journal Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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Recreation areas onboard the sentinels can also function as an underwater laboratory.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2025
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An American flag stands like a sentinel on a flagpole beside the Capitol under an ominously gray sky.—
John Blake,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.—
Dave Birkett,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2022
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“Sentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentry. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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