stand sentinel
English
Verb
- To keep watch. (of soldiers)
- (figurative, by extension) To be in line like soldiers.
Further reading
- “stand sentinel”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “stand sentinel”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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