as in guardian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
a lone sentinel kept watch over the fort
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Recent Examples of sentinel
An American flag stands like a sentinel on a flagpole beside the Capitol under an ominously gray sky.
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John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Poignant, too, is a black and silver gown by the late Azzedine Alaïa that Gabet described as a masterpiece, stood like a sentinel amidst Rennaissance bronzes in the Rotonde Jean Boulogne.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
On the second largest of the seven remote islands, historic Fort Jefferson stands like a sentinel over the sand.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Trucks equipped with cannons and 50-caliber machine guns sit as bereft sentinels on street corners.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Poignant, too, is a black and silver gown by the late Azzedine Alaïa that Gabet described as a masterpiece, stood like a sentinel amidst Rennaissance bronzes in the Rotonde Jean Boulogne.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
On the second largest of the seven remote islands, historic Fort Jefferson stands like a sentinel over the sand.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Trucks equipped with cannons and 50-caliber machine guns sit as bereft sentinels on street corners.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentinel
Noun
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If the material is not removed or relocated to an adults-only section within 60 days, the parent or guardian can sue the library.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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The fee for the event is $6 per person and is limited to a total of 25 children, who must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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But as Pirates coach Bo Patton sees it, there are two ways to look at what the 6-foot-4 senior guard/forward brings to the team.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Star guard Kyrie Irving tore his ACL in the first quarter of the Mavericks' loss to the Sacramento Kings, ending his season and leaving his availability for the start of the 2025-26 campaign in doubt.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The demonstration came to a head in late April as protesters took Hamilton Hall, damaging property and trapping custodians inside.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Investors can transact in either or both certificates, deposit common shares with a custodian to receive the two certificates, or return both certificates to the trust to reclaim a common share.—
Gene A. Grant II,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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After the warden reads the execution order, the team will fire.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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Everyone around her, including the prison guards, the undertaker and even the warden, seem unsettled by what’s happening.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.—
Dave Birkett,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2022
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Intimidating sentries patrol the streets; snipers are merciless death machines.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Nov. 2014
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Sitting in front of him was the angry sentry known as Devlin’s Billabong, named when Bruce Devlin needed six shots to get out of the pond in the final round of the 1975 Andy Williams Open.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Sentinel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentinel. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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