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Definition of Sentinels
1. sentinel [v] - See also: sentinel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sentinels
Literary usage of Sentinels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Godey's Magazine by Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1896)
"He crept like a ghost past tbe extended antennae of our sentinels. drowned bees
I should ever meet. Apparently satisfied with this, ..."
2. The Architecture of Birds by James Rennie (1831)
"These rook sentinels are so vigilant, that it is by no means easy to get within
shot of a foraging party; and hence it is popularly believed that rooks can ..."
3. The Reasoning Power in Animals by John Selby Watson (1867)
"ANIMALS PLACING sentinels AND LEADERS. COUNTERFEITING DEATH. BEFORE we proceed
to speak of the intelligence of bees and other insects, we would notice two ..."