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Definition of sentry in English: sentrynounPlural sentries ˈsɛntriˈsɛntri A soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place. 岗哨，哨兵 sentries patrolled the border as modifier on sentry duty mass noun two men stood sentry on the door every evening Example sentencesExamples - Outside of the villa, the sentries standing at the walls had seen the coming army.
- First, a sentry need no longer be a soldier standing at the entrance to a camp with a pike, or a rifle.
- We put one man on top of the Antelope House to act as a sentry as the others patrolled the grounds the next night.
- There wasn't a single sentry, and the armies stood like an immense black sea about the castle.
- After only a few steps she saw a sentry, standing not too far away, with his back to her.
- There should have been a sentry, a guard, or even a sign of some enclave or camp.
- Set up sentries and scouts to make sure all of the enemies are out of the area.
- He looked to the sentries guarding his tent and smiled a little wider.
- Yet, there appeared to be a crowd forming around the sentry on guard there.
- The enemy sentries and war machines were now aware of where he was.
- Having seen no sentries or patrols of any kind, Maddock heaved the door to the tunnel open and they all headed in.
- In 1925, sentries patrolling this border fired on one another and a Greek soldier was killed.
- The complex sleeps at night, except for a handful of sentries and guards.
- We passed another guard post, the sentries there expecting us.
- By acting as sentries, patrolling the countryside etc. they relieved the army to do other work.
- A lone sentry now stands guard, posted by the Northern Alliance.
- The sentries were on duty but no one came through the gate.
- I should have noticed that there had been no one around the lit fire, or there were no sentries or patrols whatsoever.
- Rustling grass told him that a sentry was standing not five meters away.
- You will reside in a secret place guarded by armed sentries.
Synonyms guard, sentinel, lookout, watch, watchman, patrol, picket historical vedette
PhrasesKeep guard or control access to a place. 岗哨，哨兵 Example sentencesExamples - Because of security woes, classes began two weeks late this year, with armed guards standing sentry at school gates.
- At the front door they were met by a young looking officer, who like the poor man down the front dealing with the crowd, looked unhappy to be standing sentry by a front door instead of doing something more interesting inside.
- We stand sentry there in blazing clear daylight.
- Relaxed Chinese guards armed with automatic rifles were standing sentry at the 217-meter-long bridge.
- They practised raising and lowering the flag, standing sentry and slow-marching into position and away again.
- The door closed in her face and I heard her feet shuffling as she moved to stand sentry by the door.
- They had been standing sentry in front of a stone door with a rope hanging down from the roof, obviously an alarm of some sort.
- There is something both noble and heartbreaking about those embattled young soldiers standing sentry in what for them must be an incomprehensible place.
- The number of security guards patrolling its eastern borders exceeds those standing sentry on the closely watched border between the US and Mexico.
- We stand sentry, leaning against signs on the train station.
OriginEarly 17th century: perhaps from obsolete centrinel, variant of sentinel. Definition of sentry in US English: sentrynounˈsɛntriˈsentrē A soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place. 岗哨，哨兵 sentries patrolled the border as modifier on sentry duty mass noun two men stood sentry on the door every evening Example sentencesExamples - We put one man on top of the Antelope House to act as a sentry as the others patrolled the grounds the next night.
- Set up sentries and scouts to make sure all of the enemies are out of the area.
- After only a few steps she saw a sentry, standing not too far away, with his back to her.
- The sentries were on duty but no one came through the gate.
- First, a sentry need no longer be a soldier standing at the entrance to a camp with a pike, or a rifle.
- We passed another guard post, the sentries there expecting us.
- In 1925, sentries patrolling this border fired on one another and a Greek soldier was killed.
- By acting as sentries, patrolling the countryside etc. they relieved the army to do other work.
- A lone sentry now stands guard, posted by the Northern Alliance.
- The complex sleeps at night, except for a handful of sentries and guards.
- He looked to the sentries guarding his tent and smiled a little wider.
- There should have been a sentry, a guard, or even a sign of some enclave or camp.
- You will reside in a secret place guarded by armed sentries.
- Outside of the villa, the sentries standing at the walls had seen the coming army.
- There wasn't a single sentry, and the armies stood like an immense black sea about the castle.
- Yet, there appeared to be a crowd forming around the sentry on guard there.
- Having seen no sentries or patrols of any kind, Maddock heaved the door to the tunnel open and they all headed in.
- The enemy sentries and war machines were now aware of where he was.
- I should have noticed that there had been no one around the lit fire, or there were no sentries or patrols whatsoever.
- Rustling grass told him that a sentry was standing not five meters away.
Synonyms guard, sentinel, lookout, watch, watchman, patrol, picket
PhrasesKeep guard or control access to a place. 岗哨，哨兵 Example sentencesExamples - They had been standing sentry in front of a stone door with a rope hanging down from the roof, obviously an alarm of some sort.
- The number of security guards patrolling its eastern borders exceeds those standing sentry on the closely watched border between the US and Mexico.
- We stand sentry there in blazing clear daylight.
- There is something both noble and heartbreaking about those embattled young soldiers standing sentry in what for them must be an incomprehensible place.
- They practised raising and lowering the flag, standing sentry and slow-marching into position and away again.
- At the front door they were met by a young looking officer, who like the poor man down the front dealing with the crowd, looked unhappy to be standing sentry by a front door instead of doing something more interesting inside.
- Because of security woes, classes began two weeks late this year, with armed guards standing sentry at school gates.
- Relaxed Chinese guards armed with automatic rifles were standing sentry at the 217-meter-long bridge.
- The door closed in her face and I heard her feet shuffling as she moved to stand sentry by the door.
- We stand sentry, leaning against signs on the train station.
OriginEarly 17th century: perhaps from obsolete centrinel, variant of sentinel. |