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sentries

  • plural
    of sentry.
    sentry
    noun
    a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.

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Immune cells act like vigilant sentries, moving through tissues and detecting remaining cancer cells that could lead to relapse.

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2025

For the fight scene between the Guardians and OrgoCorp sentries as they attempt to leave with the pass key, practical wire work was mixed with CG action.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2023

Wing Commander Douglas Bader ranked as the greatest war hero in the prison and was met on arrival with salutes from German sentries.

From Washington Post Sep. 26, 2022

A worker addressing his crew lined up like sentries added drawings of the popular Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen to the back of a suit.

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2022

Instead he made the rounds of the pyramid from top to bottom, to ascertain that the sentries were all at their posts.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin