The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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
Men, dressed as Egyptian sentries, patrolled the roof of the theater, carrying rifles that were probably fake — but, given this was a Sid Grauman-staged event, you never know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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
But instead of leaving the area, alone or with friends, so many stuck around, posted just a block or two away like sentries, like they were still waiting for something to happen.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
So whenever we came to a bridge, Peter had to scout ahead to find out if there were sentries.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
