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Recent Examples of sentry Perfectly conical volcanic peaks, dusted in snow, rise like sentries across the horizon. Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024 Three-story red brick buildings stand like sentries and slides and swings adorned the front yards of nearby homes. Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 Paramount has the usual range of lollipop trees and box spirals, which stand like sentries at front doors in London’s more expensive neighborhoods. Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024 Here, in one of the more isolated places on earth, China’s security cameras keep watch alongside armed sentries in guard towers. New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sentry 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentry
Noun
  • All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney and All-Pro center Creed Humphrey anchor the offensive line along with right guard Trey Smith.
    Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Before Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers last weekend, the Mavericks never called the Heat to inform them that the All-NBA guard was available or give Miami a chance to make an offer for him, according to a source.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The remaining students were released to their parents or guardians.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
  • In Isola, Marguerite’s jealous guardian accuses her of having an affair with his servant.
    Shannon Carlin, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The failure of a single custodian can happen for various reasons.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Listen to this article A former New Jersey school custodian is facing up to eight years in prison after admitting to tainting cafeteria food and utensils with urine, feces and bleach to make children sick.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Per the logline, the reimagining will follow a teenage girl who is sent to a detention camp, where a ruthless warden forces campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Pro-Trump former prison warden explains his letter to Biden on death row clemency Ron McAndrew, former warden of the Florida State Penitentiary, has asked outgoing President Biden to commute all federal and military death sentences before leaving office.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • An American flag stands like a sentinel on a flagpole beside the Capitol under an ominously gray sky.
    John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Poignant, too, is a black and silver gown by the late Azzedine Alaïa that Gabet described as a masterpiece, stood like a sentinel amidst Rennaissance bronzes in the Rotonde Jean Boulogne.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022

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“Sentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentry. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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