Examples of sentry in a Sentence

The general placed an armed sentry at the bridge. a sentry posted to watch for intruders

Recent Examples on the Web There’s no park sentry mode, though (disappointing in a cam this expensive). — The Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2021 For years, a life-sized Superman statue stood sentry at the end of a dock jutting from the eastern bank of Lake Butler, a signature touch of Shaquille O’Neal, the NBA superstar who owns the sprawling estate behind it. — Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2021 For years, a life-sized Superman statue stood sentry at the end of a dock jutting from the eastern bank of Lake Butler, a signature touch of Shaquille O’Neal, the NBA superstar who owns the sprawling estate behind it. — Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2021 And at the police department, Minnesota State Troopers, local police and a few National Guard troops stood sentry outside as a crane erected more barricades. — Josiah Bates, Time, 12 Apr. 2021 Seen from above, as in countless films and shows, its defining images appear untouched: towering spires and arrow-straight avenues, the broad shoulders of Manhattan’s skyline standing sentry along the greens of Central Park. — New York Times, 27 Mar. 2021 With Texas’ shot-blocking sentry and charge-taking warrior out, the Bruins kept attacking, creating 26 points in the paint and going 17-for-23 at the free-throw line over the final 20 minutes. — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2021 Baobab trees stand sentry over a sacred tomb distinguished by a single soaring column. — Peter Browne, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2021 Could all of them be identified, too, and sentry posts set up that would provide news of their incursions? — The Economist, 23 Mar. 2021

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