sentry

noun

sen·try | \ ˈsen-trē

plural sentries

Definition of sentry

: guard, watch especially : a soldier standing guard at a point of passage (such as a gate)

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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

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Ramirez, a switch-hitter, stood right over home plate like a sentry, daring pitchers to try to beat him inside with fastballs. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "Seven Reasons Behind Jose Ramirez's Strange and Steep Decline," 10 June 2019 Subtle attacks on the pancreas are led by the sentries of the immune system, T cells. — Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS, "In milestone trial, experimental drug delays type 1 diabetes," 9 June 2019 The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, India The Taj Mahal Palace is a 1903, grey-and-white stone, red-domed wedding cake of a building that stands sentry over Mumbai’s harbor. — Betsy Blumenthal, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Hotels in the World: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards," 9 Oct. 2018 This is akin to removing your sentries from guard posts on military compounds. — Emily Stewart, Vox, "The Trump administration is dismantling financial protections for the military," 14 Aug. 2018 Most had fences with barbed wire, guard towers with armed sentries, and few comforts. — Rick Hampson, USA TODAY, "Celebrating Independence Day in America's detention camps – during World War II and now," 2 July 2018 Scientists have just genetically retooled human cells to act as micro disease sentries and drug factories inside the body. — William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, "Engineered Cells Can Create Medicine Inside Your Body," 17 Dec. 2015 Until there are more such officers throughout the state, the sentry program is a way to protect students, Ivey said. — Madison Park, CNN, "Alabama will allow trained school administrators to be armed," 1 June 2018 The foot guide passed along the all-clear signal from the sentries in the trees, and a small group of migrants began to sprint toward a 18-foot steel security fence blocking their passage into the United States. — Nicholas Kulish, BostonGlobe.com, "Desperation led migrant to face perils, and price, of smuggling," 1 July 2018

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