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sentry

noun

ˈsen-trē How to pronounce sentry (audio)
Definition of sentrynext
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 Finally, unable to stand down the household guard on her own, Alicent confesses her scheme to Helaena, who orders the sentries on the ramparts to hold fire when Rhaenyra flies in on Syrax. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sentry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentry
  1. guard
  2. guardian
  3. custodian
  4. warden
  5. sentinel
  6. keeper
Noun
  • Cooper Powers got the start at left guard over usual starter Cade Bennett, this follows Killian Registe getting the start at right tackle last week against Grambling State over Witten Van Hoy.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The assault, which was captured on bodycam footage, led to charges against 10 guards.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of guard
Noun
  • After Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools notified students’ parents and guardians, the district gave students the option to stay at school or go home, wrote Markl Johnson, district spokesperson, in a statement.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Drivers under the age of 21 are not allowed to travel with any alcohol unless they are accompanied by a parent, relative or legal guardian.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of guardian
Noun
  • If the information isn't readily available online, contact your custodian to ask how to get these specific details.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Long is on Zoom, from her home in Los Angeles and seated at her kitchen counter with the sliding doors behind her, where a custodian is cleaning the deck that coyotes keep fouling.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of custodian
Noun
  • Hosfelt was among nine staff members, including the former warden, arrested in June 2024 and charged with felonies in connection with deaths at the prison.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Luckily — or maybe unluckily — the camp’s warden, a hardbitten guy with an oily smile named Clancy (Russell Crowe, hardbitten, smiley, and oily), takes a liking to Murphy.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of warden
Noun
  • My sentinel, dressed in a sharp black suit, his frigid blue eyes taut with grief.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of sentinel
Noun
  • Ultimately, Jenkins capped the drive with a 4-yard keeper, putting UCF ahead 34-27 with 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Trey Owens fooled the TCU defense with a 34-yard keeper on third-and-1 to get inside the 10-yard line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of keeper

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“Sentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentry. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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