sentry
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As a stopgap, the VA brought on a private security firm in June to provide uniformed 24-hour “observe and report” sentry posts and roving patrols.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
Early previews have been positive, but in today's unpredictable video games market you can't count your shurikens until they've knocked out a sentry in a perfect takedown, preferably millions of times.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
“Remember Kumi? The statue sentry from Nyame’s palace? It’s like that. The first line of defense.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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
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
“Escort Percy so the sentries don’t shoot him. It’s my turn to hold off the baddies.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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