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Meanings of stand sentinel in English
Portuguese
estar de sentinela Spanish
vigilar Synonyms
Examples for "stand guard"
Examples for "stand guard"
1
Police stand guard during May Day celebrations in Athens, Greece, May 2010.
2
Sleep now, Will, and I shall stand guard, I shan't fail you.
3
Make them think I am leaving some men to stand guard, yes?
4
It often ends with her asking a random passer-by to stand guard.
5
At night ten Campas came along to our camp to stand guard.
1
May the Crooked Warden ever stand watch and bless his crooked servant.
2
But I think we ought to stand watch, turn and turn about.
3
May God stand watch as this pious work comes to an end.-
4
The rest of us will stand watch and help if we need to.
5
Stand watch there and tell Grey he's free to collect his share.
1
Every afternoon I go and keep guard up yonder by the Paradou.
2
These he tossed aside and bade the dog keep guard over them.
3
It is our business to keep guard and carry word to Amherst.
4
Macumazahn will be there to keep guard, and with him the Zulu.
5
Take Max and the other curs and keep guard on the rear.
Usage of stand sentinel in English
1
Men and women in almost identical dark jackets and trousers stand sentinel.
2
The forest appeared to stand sentinel over the shore for its entire length.
3
But of all the cowards that stand sentinel for capital, the most craven is Confidence.
4
Enter the building and two mascots stand sentinel, bedecked in the school's red and white.
5
So it hangs in her drawing-room, near by where the Eildons stand sentinel over Scott's resting-place.
6
Created guardians and defenses 'pon the other side to ward your sleep, to stand sentinel over your home.
7
Jeffrey, we shall expect you to stand sentinel at the old gate, and guard us from the ghosts.
8
However, as you seem to be a bit of a muff, I'll stand sentinel whilst you cut him out.
9
They stand sentinel on either side of you as Albert the Slaughter, gracious still in hung-over sweats, leads the heifer out.
10
The fort was on the hill behind, and seemed to stand sentinel for the little township it was there to protect.
11
Now by one firm thrust the hand planted the rod into the sand, leaving it to stand sentinel between the two parties.
12
He had taken his place near the 'phone and stood sentinel there.
13
On the adjacent platform, the gander stands sentinel, staring down the great black-backs.
14
There aren't many of us still standing sentinel against the Shadows.
15
That's precisely what I saw last night as I stood sentinel outside your house.
16
A pair of miniature stone castles stood sentinel on either side of the road.
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Translations for stand sentinel
Portuguese