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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Occasionally, gang members would come rushing in and that’s when auto sentry guns would be useful.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos.
—Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
The snout of a curious whale and the muzzle of a four-legged sentry came oh-so close.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
In the early hours of April 21, 1775, gale-force winds whipped across the town square, driving the shivering sentries from their posts to the shelter of their beds.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos.
—Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
The snout of a curious whale and the muzzle of a four-legged sentry came oh-so close.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
In the early hours of April 21, 1775, gale-force winds whipped across the town square, driving the shivering sentries from their posts to the shelter of their beds.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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 21 May. 2025.
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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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