sentries
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pluralof sentry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
sentrynouna 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.
Example Sentences
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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
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