Thesaurus results for SENTRY

sentry

noun

ˈsen-trē

Definition of sentry

as in guard

a person or group that watches over someone or something a sentry posted to watch for intruders

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Recent Examples of sentry Access to platforms was blocked off with bicycle-rack style barricades and roll-down gates as MTA police officers stood sentry, directing people to alternative transportation. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 16 May 2026 But a Marine sentry was spotted outside the West Wing most of the day Saturday, usually a sign the president is at work. — James Laporta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 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 See All Example Sentences for sentry

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Former Houston standout guard Kingston Flemings hit a deep jumper — his toe was ruled on the 3-point line — with three seconds left in OT, slicing Utah’s lead to one, 100-99.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
Tempers flared late in the fourth quarter when Kings center Dylan Cardwell and Nets guard Egor Demin wrestled for a loose ball.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of guard

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All of these titles were chosen based on parental and guardians’ reports of the subjects’ favorite programs.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
The family had been living on Shikoku island in Japan – a country where, until a law change this April, only one parent could be considered a child’s legal guardian after divorce.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

Definition of guardian

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There’s also a tiny museum and a house where the island’s wardens live.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
Judge McCaslin weighed in on the laptop issue during Monday's hearing, saying that the prison warden would not allow Murdaugh to keep a laptop in his cell due to safety concerns.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of warden

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The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Meanwhile, in Ischia Ponte, the Castello Aragonese stands sentinel over a causeway that connects it to the rest of the island.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026

Definition of sentinel

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