what does stand sentinel mean?
STAND SENTINEL as VERB
- Meaning
- watch over so as to protect
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves
- The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen
Hypernyms(s) stand sentinel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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