sentry

Example Sentences

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An outpost for 30 soldiers with a couple of sentry points and barracks will burn through about 13 gallons of fuel a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Barcelona stretched out in every direction, a mosaic of old stone, glass and spire, Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia standing like an undone sentry among the rest.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

The sentry box had been in Ludgate Hill since the 1990s and was relocated to Guildhall Yard once the artist had confirmed it was his work.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

And so Friday, families trickled in starting at 8:15 a.m. while private security guards stood sentry.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

“I hear the Welsh sentry outside. We can count the paces and can tell how far away he is. One, two, three, four—” They counted forty paces.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli