sentry duty

NOUN
  1. the duty of serving as a sentry
    he was on guard that night

How To Use sentry duty In A Sentence

  • And so he stayed like a soldier on sentry duty at the palace. Christianity Today
  • The officer detailed a man for sentry duty.
  • It was sentry duty now for most of the men of the Black Knights. BLACK KNIGHTS: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad
  • My squad were on sentry duty last night.
  • In a lean but highly demanded military this modern soldier must be employed effectively within the operational role and not sentry duty. Times, Sunday Times
  • Vechey's corpse lay in the centre of the tower near a rickety hut, formerly used by guards on sentry duty.
  • I'll have to beg Jim off from sentry duty, he's sick.
  • They thought I was doing sentry duty. The Sun
  • They are on sentry duty for two hours at a stretch and can stamp and shout if visitors try to hinder them. The Sun
  • I'll have to beg Jim off from sentry duty, he's sick.
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