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a lone sentinel kept watch over the fort
Recent Examples of sentinel from the Web
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In 1980, the sentinel was relit by preservationists with a six-bulb rotating electric light.
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The Hall of Famer’s life-sized statue stands sentinel at the front gates, and a short drive away is a highway bearing his name.
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The clubhouse of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club stands sentinel over the unique layout which starts and finishes in town.
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The centerpiece of this Russian excursion is the ancient walled city of Pskov, the sentinel at the confluence of the Velikaya River and the lesser Pskova River.
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Along the shoulder, ashen wisps of tree trunks stand sentinel like totem poles.
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For only the second time in 22 years since 1996 the Florida High School Athletic Association has passed out its state all-sports awards without an Sentinel coverage area team winning a championship.
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USA TODAY NETWORK Elite sentinels guard The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 24/7, 365 days a year.
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Rising alone on an empty plateau, one slate stone stood like a sentinel, bearing witness to the Altai’s astonishing continuity of tradition.
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Origin and Etymology of sentinel
Middle French sentinelle, from Old Italian sentinella, from sentina vigilance, from sentire to perceive, from Latin
Recent Examples of sentinel from the Web
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It has been guarded every hour of every day since 1937 by elite Tomb Guard sentinels.
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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.
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First Known Use of sentinel
1593
SENTINEL Defined for Kids
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sentinel
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adjective
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medical Definition of sentinel
:being an individual or part of a population potentially susceptible to an infection or infestation that is being monitored for the appearance or recurrence of the causative pathogen or parasite
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