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sentinel

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

a guard who keeps watch

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In a sentence

Sentinel in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing sentinel in a sentence.

A lone sentinel stood guard at the gate.

Synonyms
sentrylookoutwatchman
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “sentinel

Sentinel (noun) means a guard who keeps watch
Here is sentinel used in an example sentence: "A lone sentinel stood guard at the gate."
Common synonyms for sentinel include sentry, lookout, watchman.
Sentinel is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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