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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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has confirmed the death of Larijani, along with his son Morteza Larijani and the head of his office, Alireza Bayat, as well as several guards, the Associated Press reported.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The only guards on duty today are hat-tipping doormen ushering guests into snow-white corridors lined with gold.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Parents and guardians can request women drivers for teen riders.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The roughly 93-square-mile base houses the 49th Wing, which supports national security work and includes combat-ready airmen and guardians, according to its website.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 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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That majestic array of green-gray gneiss sentinels may be the most conceptually elaborate Neolithic monument in Europe.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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The union represents more than 30,000 district employees, including teacher aides, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, computer techs, custodians and gardeners.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Most gold custodians allow investors to complete the application online or over the phone, and approval typically occurs within a few days once identity verification and basic documentation are completed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
16 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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The wardens said the fish was flagged after a metal-detecting wand alerted to the potential presence of a foreign object.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Two snakes brought to her school for a Lyceum program got out of their glass boxes, sending students scrambling to stand on chairs, keepers racing to find the creatures, and teachers trying to hustle kids out of the auditorium.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the engine room, Hoff spoke of how some keepers went mad because of the foghorn blasting every few seconds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If not, pickets at school sites and another rally will follow Friday.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Or are the neighbor's dogs enjoying the gap between two pickets?—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Sentries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentries. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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