as in guards
a person or group that watches over someone or something
a sentry posted to watch for intruders
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Recent Examples of sentries
The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Police had taped off several square blocks around Sixth Street, while local police and federal authorities, including Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, were at the site, according to Austin police officers serving as sentries.
—Jack Myer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Police had taped off several square blocks around Sixth Street, while local police and federal agents, including ATF agents were at the site, according to Austin police serving as sentries.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Kochab is the brighter of the two outer stars in the bowl of the Little Dipper (the other being Pherkad), which seem to march in a circle like sentries around Polaris, the North Star.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The pair later designed pieces for various regiments of the Royal Guards, the sentries protecting Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace in London.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Reenactors portraying British sentries were bum-rushed by a swarm of whooping Green Mountain Boys.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 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
Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Police had taped off several square blocks around Sixth Street, while local police and federal authorities, including Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, were at the site, according to Austin police officers serving as sentries.
—Jack Myer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Police had taped off several square blocks around Sixth Street, while local police and federal agents, including ATF agents were at the site, according to Austin police serving as sentries.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Kochab is the brighter of the two outer stars in the bowl of the Little Dipper (the other being Pherkad), which seem to march in a circle like sentries around Polaris, the North Star.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The pair later designed pieces for various regiments of the Royal Guards, the sentries protecting Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace in London.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Reenactors portraying British sentries were bum-rushed by a swarm of whooping Green Mountain Boys.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentries
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Allen now makes and sells Safe Soss (pronounced like sauce), which include carbon filters or guards for attics and vents, fiberglass heat-resistant ember-stopping tape and a spray fire retardant that can work from a garden hose, all of which recently became available at a major hardware chain.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The lugs and crown guards are decorated with yet more diamonds.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2026
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If one or both parents or guardians can't be present, additional documentation showing their consent is required.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Federalist Society and its liberal cousin, the American Constitution Society, serve as guardians of the separate ecosystems in which the jurists live, socialize, and build their reputations.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Precedent for this idea comes from Poland, where many cities already use freshwater mussels as living sentinels of water quality, wired with sensors that register when the animals clamp their shells shut in response to pollutants.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Mar. 2026
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Above the Agency house, a hundred yards away, Fort King’s sentinels scanned the area.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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This lets banks, exchanges, digital wallets, and custodians earn rewards from cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Solana across more than 40 blockchain networks, without having to build or run their own systems.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Bus drivers, custodians and special education workers will receive a 24% wage increase, increased hours that ensure healthcare benefits, and the district agreed to rescind layoffs for hundreds of IT technicians.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The state wardens and other cops who knew and worked with Bob Markle weren’t just honoring his memory by attending his funeral.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Armas said the prison wardens never switched off the lights.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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Buttercup and her pups are being monitored by animal keepers and veterinary staff.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Buttercup and her babies are being monitored by animal keepers and veterinary staff, and the pair are sometimes taken off exhibit to limit crowd exposure.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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And unions have been printing and distributing signs, and organizing pickets and mega-rallies.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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But people managed to hold small pickets in a few cities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Sentries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentries. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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