Sentry Definition

sĕntrē
sentries
noun
sentries
A sentinel; esp., any of the men of a military guard posted to guard against, and warn of, danger.
Webster's New World
Guard or watch.
To keep sentry.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Sentry

Noun

Singular:
sentry
Plural:
sentries

Origin of Sentry

  • Perhaps alteration of obsolete sentrinel variant of sentinel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sentry Sentence Examples

  • If he was a sentry guarding the lake, he'd deemed her not a threat.

  • All went well until we saw a sentry on the road.

  • So I wonder how you would say sentry go in the past tense?

  • Dairyland's parent company, Sentry Insurance, was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

  • In 1770, on the 5th of March, in a street brawl, a number of citizens were killed or wounded by the soldiers, who fired into a crowd that were baiting a sentry.

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Words Starting With

SSESEN

Words Ending With

YRYTRY

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Words Starting With S and Ending With Y

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With Y