sentry
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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
It acts as a kind of guardian, Govan mused, like the lions that traditionally sit sentry beside libraries and museums.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
Two City of London Police officers have visited the sentry box and taken pictures.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024
“Lay him in the guardroom,” the sentry told them, and as they did so, he turned the crank of the telephone bell and reported what was happening to the officer of the watch.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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