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 In June, one soldier got fifty lashes, and another a hundred, for privately tapping a keg of whiskey, and in August a sentry who fell asleep got a hundred lashes in the course of four days. — Caleb Crain, New Yorker, 25 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sentry

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Noun

Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd became the first WNBA rookie to win the 3-Point Contest on Friday night at Wintrust Arena.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Fellow defensive end Keion White, linebackers Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Tatum Bethune and Luke Gifford, quarterback Mac Jones and center/guard Brett Toth also practiced after sitting out OTA practices in the spring.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of guard

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The collapse of the Quebec Bridge in 1907, which killed 75 ironworkers due to a calculation error and engineering inexperience, helped establish the professional engineer as a guardian of public safety.

— Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Parents, guardians, grandparents and others can also contribute up to $5,000 per child per year.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Definition of guardian

Noun

Authorities say Borg worked for two years as a custodian for AUSD, but lost his job in 2024 amid a conflict with another employee.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Those jobs belong to a separate custodian, who manages the retirement account paperwork, and a depository, who keeps the metals secure.

— USA Today, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Definition of custodian

Noun

One hunter, for instance, was confronted by a warden 100 yards from his truck and cited for leaving his hunting license in the vehicle rather than keeping it on his person.

— Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 22 July 2026
There were also issues with inadequate access to lawyers, which civil rights advocates raised in a letter to the warden in May 2025.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of warden

Noun

In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
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

Definition of sentinel

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