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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Reenactors portraying British sentries were bum-rushed by a swarm of whooping Green Mountain Boys.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
But now, as California enters what is historically the most dangerous part of fire season — the end of summer before the first major rains — lone human sentries have largely given way to a new type of fire lookout on mountain tops: high-tech cameras.
—Paul Rogers, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Aside from scouting, sending messages or sentry duty, some dogs were trained for direct combat.
—Vic Verbalaitis, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
But now, as California enters what is historically the most dangerous part of fire season — the end of summer before the first major rains — lone human sentries have largely given way to a new type of fire lookout on mountain tops: high-tech cameras.
—Paul Rogers, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Aside from scouting, sending messages or sentry duty, some dogs were trained for direct combat.
—Vic Verbalaitis, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 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 23 Oct. 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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