sentinel
noun
, ˈsen-tə-nəl\
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Synonyms: Noun
custodian, guard, guardian, keeper, lookout, minder, picket, sentry, warden, warder, watch, watcher, watchman
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a lone sentinel kept watch over the fortRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The two start giggling; even Q, a family friend sitting nearby, sentinel-like, chuckles knowingly. — Chloe Malle, Town & Country, "Yara Shahidi Has a Simple Goal: Empower a Generation of Activists," 8 May 2019 South Dakota already allows armed sentinels at public K-12 schools through a law that was passed after Newtown. — Matt Vasilogambros, The Seattle Times, "After Florida school massacre, states pass 50 new gun-control laws," 6 Aug. 2018 In effect, Fussenegger's cells acted like ever-watchful sentinels, constantly monitoring for the right time to apply their medicines. — William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, "Engineered Cells Can Create Medicine Inside Your Body," 17 Dec. 2015 Some of them snapped selfies with stone-faced police who stood like sentinels, clad in heavy riot gear. — Stacy Meichtry, WSJ, "Riots Resurface Across France, Piling Pressure on Macron," 9 Dec. 2018 Inside, an obelisk-like stalagmite stood sentinel atop a mound decked with moss and neon-green ferns. — Patrick Scott, WSJ, "A Blow-Your-Mind Adventure in Vietnam’s Caves," 13 Nov. 2018 Torre Truglia This 17th-century tower stands out like a strange, geometric sentinel atop a hill overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea. — Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Best Day Trips from Rome," 5 Mar. 2018 But some of the wrecks are already beginning to collapse and the fear is those mussels may one day reduce these silent sentinels to monuments no longer recognizable. — CBS News, "Divers race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks threatened by invasive species," 10 July 2018 Pine plantations stand sentinel along two-lane roads where cows graze next to one-room churches. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin's highest point - Timm's Hill - is a quiet escape away from everything," 5 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
It has been guarded every hour of every day since 1937 by elite Tomb Guard sentinels. — Jesse Ryan, USA TODAY, "VR: Witness a sacred ritual and America’s highest honor at Arlington National Cemetery," 29 May 2017 When Chinese leaders gaze out toward the Pacific, their panorama is obstructed by a string of military airfields, naval anchorages, radar emplacements and listening posts sentineled by U.S. forces and their allies. — Andrew Browne, WSJ, "To China, America Finally Looks Vulnerable," 14 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sentinel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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