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
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.
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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
But everyone inside is saved when the sentries’ superior interrupts them, insisting the horse is a gift from a losing army who want to pay tribute to their great battle skills.
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 24 July 2024
On the other side of a tidal creek, a black mangrove stood like a sentry.
—Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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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
But everyone inside is saved when the sentries’ superior interrupts them, insisting the horse is a gift from a losing army who want to pay tribute to their great battle skills.
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 24 July 2024
On the other side of a tidal creek, a black mangrove stood like a sentry.
—Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentry
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Third-year guard/center Doug Kramer made a key mistake on the same third-quarter red zone trip as Amegadjie’s second holding penalty.Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
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Any hope of a comeback for the outmatched Mustangs was wiped out once UCLA guard Londynn Jones hit a fast-break three to give UCLA a 31-point lead within the first minute of the fourth quarter en route to a dominant 69-37 victory.Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Parents or guardians can complete claim forms for those under 18.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But now board members will at least consider a guardian program.Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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Each chapter is devoted to a different custodian whom the author visits personally, incorporating his own experiences in a clear and evocative style that puts us right in the story with him.Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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This included butch lesbians, who were often drawn to blue-collar jobs for which key rings were essential, such as being a custodian, a postal worker, or a mechanic, according to Slate.James Factora, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
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Broadway and a neighboring inmate, Anthony Ehlers, had at some point before Broadway’s death told the prison warden about these issues and the high temperatures, and Truitt assured them that the issues would get fixed, the lawsuit alleges.Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
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Five minutes into the procedure, the warden shook him and shouted his name.Brendan Farrington, Sun Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2024
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Terrified of outside pressures, the framers of the U.S. Constitution worked in strict privacy, boarding up the windows of Independence Hall and stationing armed sentinels at the door.James D’Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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Seems dolphins are one of the major biological sentinels of our plastic pollution.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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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 22 Dec. 2024.
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