as in guard
a person or group that watches over someone or something
a sentry posted to watch for intruders
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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.
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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
What happened: After crossing Juno Beach, Doohan shot two German snipers in the French village of Graye-sur-Mer and was shot at least six times – not by a German, but by a nervous Canadian sentry – at about 11:30 that evening.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Gunplay at the Association A statue of a panda bear sits like a chunky sentry atop a pillar on Classen Boulevard in Oklahoma City’s Asian District.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
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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
What happened: After crossing Juno Beach, Doohan shot two German snipers in the French village of Graye-sur-Mer and was shot at least six times – not by a German, but by a nervous Canadian sentry – at about 11:30 that evening.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Gunplay at the Association A statue of a panda bear sits like a chunky sentry atop a pillar on Classen Boulevard in Oklahoma City’s Asian District.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Sentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentry. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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