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

The blimps housed there were used as sentries during WWII, armed with machine guns, bombs and charges to fend off submarines, The Times reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 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

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