sentries

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

It is the difference between planting sentries at the gates to bar intruders and trying to oust them after they had already stormed the castle.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2022

The sentries at the entrance always raised the barriers to let the women in, although they did not have to, since the women could easily walk in by the sides.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie