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sentry duty

n. the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night" [syn: guard duty, guard, sentry go]

Usage examples of "sentry duty".

One Gnome was placed on sentry duty, mostly out of habit, since they felt there was little to fear this far into their own homeland, and a second was ordered to keep a close watch over the sleeping captive.

A temporary barrier had been erected in emptiness and samurai were on sentry duty.

Two of the soldiers on this sentry duty recognized him: He could tell by their startled expressions, like men who've seen a bear walk in dressed in a man's clothing.

Barney wondered if the entire Austrian army was kept perpetually upon sentry duty.

Lettuce-stealing isn't my idea of a jolly life, nor sentry duty in the burrow.

They rode past this lot (too sodden with drink or drug, or just too damn lazy to set one of their own to sentry duty) without a challenge, but with one hand on their knives and shortswords at all times.

Through the trees he could see one of Del Mar's men stationed on sentry duty.

He delegated sentry duty to two of his men, and the rest of them settled down to sleep.

And then Rolf forgot about probing such deep matters, for Sarah came to join the group about the fire, having just been relieved of sentry duty.

During his hitch of sentry duty, Derron had gotten pretty good at reading the screens.

All about them, the drivers were eating and talking in low voices, except for the half-dozen on sentry duty.