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 snout of a curious whale and the muzzle of a four-legged sentry came oh-so close.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
In the early hours of April 21, 1775, gale-force winds whipped across the town square, driving the shivering sentries from their posts to the shelter of their beds.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Sal had to remind me to pace back and forth, like a sentry in a video game, to keep my legs from locking up.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Intimidating sentries patrol the streets; snipers are merciless death machines.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2014
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
In the early hours of April 21, 1775, gale-force winds whipped across the town square, driving the shivering sentries from their posts to the shelter of their beds.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Sal had to remind me to pace back and forth, like a sentry in a video game, to keep my legs from locking up.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Intimidating sentries patrol the streets; snipers are merciless death machines.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentry
Noun
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Bringing in a guard who can make that kind of an impact would be of interest to most teams around the NBA.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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In the four photos, the Indiana Fever guard and the former Iowa men's basketball star are seen happily posing at various venues, including at one of her games.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The council will also consider measures to hold parents and guardians accountable for their children's actions, including fines and parenting classes for repeat violations.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
8 July 2025
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Riding on the laurels of military success in Iran, Netanyahu and Trump envision themselves as guardians of the free world.—
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen,
Time,
7 July 2025
Noun
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If students are expected to produce original thoughts when demonstrating their learning, shouldn't instructors, as custodians of intellectual integrity, be held to a similar standard regarding the materials and feedback used to teach?—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Crofts was working as a custodian at the city’s development services office when he was arrested Wednesday.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
27 June 2025
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Alyson had served as senior warden at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale and was a trustee of Sewanee: The University of the South, the Episcopal college in Tennessee where Josephine had graduated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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The warden of the facility then ordered a shakedown at the former cell, where a powdery substance was found hidden in the bed of one of the inmates, according to the report.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2025
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Mutu plants her bronze figures in the gardens like sentinels from another world.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Conservationists Annemarie van Doorn and Luke Playford watch over the region like sentinels.—
Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Sentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentry. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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