sentry

[US]/ˈsentri/
[UK]/ˈsentri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.guard;infantry.

Phrases & Collocations

stand sentry

sentry box

Example Sentences

The sentry is on guard.

post a sentry at the gate.

5 kills Sentry Gun Airdrop a placeable Sentry Gun.

They often stood sentry on snowy nights.

Our sentries failed us.

"A sentry give the challenge, who goes there?"

We were guarded by sentries against surprise attack.

We posted sentries at the gates of the camp.

Objective To understand to engage housewifery middles womens mental health state after coming off sentry duty and obtains employment again.

The sentry guard dived into his foxhole and closely observed the stranger towards him.

Real-world Examples

Scarlett thanked him and followed the sentry.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Post sentries at all the outlying villages. Put the lookouts on full alert.

Source: The Legend of Merlin

She did not enjoy killing a German sentry with her bare hands, but she was unsentimental.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

" That was different. You were soldiers... sentries" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

They found about ten persons round the sentry, while about fifty or sixty came down with them.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

" What's become of the sentries I posted" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

" He'll freeze his balls off first, " another sentry said.

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

No, but it might help against your sentry at the door.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

" Is Stannis fool enough to storm the castle" ? a sentry asked.

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

And indeed, the supposed sentry was rewarded with more grooming later on...

Source: Science in 60 Seconds December 2018 Collection

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