plural sentries
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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Moss has colonized the ceiling, and tall trees keep sentry over the store’s diverse and eclectic inventory.
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Also, his paint was burned off in just the same spots as the snowman that had, for years, served as a jolly sentry outside our neighbor’s front door—a position that was now vacant, while our own home was, in a first, conspicuously and festively guarded.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Access to platforms was blocked off with bicycle-rack style barricades and roll-down gates as MTA police officers stood sentry, directing people to alternative transportation.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 16 May 2026
But a Marine sentry was spotted outside the West Wing most of the day Saturday, usually a sign the president is at work.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Also, his paint was burned off in just the same spots as the snowman that had, for years, served as a jolly sentry outside our neighbor’s front door—a position that was now vacant, while our own home was, in a first, conspicuously and festively guarded.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Access to platforms was blocked off with bicycle-rack style barricades and roll-down gates as MTA police officers stood sentry, directing people to alternative transportation.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 16 May 2026
But a Marine sentry was spotted outside the West Wing most of the day Saturday, usually a sign the president is at work.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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 16 Jun. 2026.
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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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