Definition of sentry
sentries
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Examples of sentry in a Sentence
The general placed an armed sentry at the bridge.
a sentry posted to watch for intruders
Recent Examples of sentry from the Web
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In 1950 Lawrence O'Connor, whose general store was the only commercial building in Cairo, jumped at the chance to start a sentry program.
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In a way, the lab is America's sentry, watching for the frightening possibility that a human may have contracted the terrible disease from an animal.
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Few then dared to dream of a Germany free of the ideological and physical divides imposed by the Berlin Wall and the barbed wire, booby-traps and shoot-to-kill orders guiding the Communist world’s sentries.
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Mr. Polenzani conveyed the sentry’s vulnerability in his sweet-toned singing.
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Stay secure When something goes bump in the night, let your alarm system play sentry.
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Stay secure When something goes bump in the night, let your alarm system play sentry.
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Police on horseback stood sentry nearby, in the event of demonstrations.
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Men like Kevin Jones stand sentry in the back of the church or are sprinkled throughout the pews.
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Origin and Etymology of sentry
perhaps from obsolete sentry sanctuary, watchtower
SENTRY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of sentry for English Language Learners
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: a soldier who guards a door, gate, etc.
SENTRY Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of sentry for Students
sentries
: a person (as a soldier) on duty as a guard
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