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
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
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
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
Noun
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The Panthers have had three starting right guards this season and all three have sustained noteworthy injuries.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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Nine teens temporarily escaped from a facility the company owned near Philadelphia following a riot in 2023, and guards at the same facility suffered minor injuries during a riot in September.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Police are hoping the find will remind parents and guardians to check their children's Halloween candy.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ciske has also gotten creative in making sure kids can keep coming with their guardians.—
Jordyn Noennig,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By removing friction, letting AI handle the heavy lifting and investing in modern SAT/PST, leaders transform reluctant users into proactive sentinels.—
Eyal Benishti,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The satellite, Space Weather Follow-On L1 (SWFO-L1), is launching just in time, as scientists warn our aging fleet of solar sentinels is reaching the end of its life.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But cities tend to be where people go out looking for birds, trying to find them before the rats get them, or before custodians sweep them away.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Clermont County Animal Shelter took possession of the animals after they were recovered by the wardens.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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In partnership with the West Virginia Division of Corrections, Smith trained over 230 sergeants in a single year, followed by sessions for lieutenants, captains, and wardens.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the two keepers' accelerating madness batters their already uneasy relationship, the film becomes a phantasmagorical endurance test, with the two antagonistic leads hurling themselves against their tight confinement.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 200,000 workers are employed in animal care and services, including kennel attendants, groomers, stable hands, zoo keepers and animal trainers.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Baristas at Starbucks cafes across the country are holding pickets this week as part of a collective push for a union contract, and Phoenix workers are joining in.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Where will Starbucks Workers United hold rallies and pickets?—
Mike Snider,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Sentries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentries. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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