The eyes like sentinels occupy the highest place in the body. From LearnThat.org. [Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman statesman.]
I do have a veterinarian friend who has what he calls a sentinel cat. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 27, 2007] Reference
Behind the sentinel was a staircase with twenty steps. From Wordnik.com. [The Count of Monte Cristo] Reference
It's appropriately called the sentinel node, and they found no cancer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 19, 2008] Reference
St. Rose will also publicize the so-called sentinel events it reports to the state. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
And specifically, we're talking about a lymph node here known as the sentinel lymph node. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking News: CBS News] Reference
Some variadic functions assume that the last parameter will be of a so-called sentinel value. From Wordnik.com. [Planet KDE] Reference
The workman entered the room, but instantly called the sentinel in a voice of indescribable terror. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrated Crimes (Complete)] Reference
'A sentinel is the professional who backs up the bait, sees she comes to no harm while the trap snaps shut on the quarry. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Kaisho]
Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus), with the latter being the alarm-calling sentinel, warning the other birds of our presence. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
But it's also what scientists call a sentinel — a species whose health (or lack thereof) can warn us about problems in the environment. From Wordnik.com. [Rivers of Doubt] Reference
Passing the "sentinel" with the powerful aid of a cent, she looked around upon the chamber. From Wordnik.com. [The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play] Reference
"Man down in the yard!" called out Wort, who was "sentinel" when he had nothing else to do. From Wordnik.com. [The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play] Reference
"Some kind of sentinel," guessed Rhodan as he looked in the direction Pucky was indicating. From Wordnik.com. [Starless Realm]
She saw him right away as a kind of sentinel, warning others of his kind against the approach of danger. From Wordnik.com. [Incubus]
"Your sentinel is the one man who has the right to rescue me. From Wordnik.com. [Clementina] Reference
He was astonished to see the kind of sentinel they had set to guard him. From Wordnik.com. [The Princess Pocahontas] Reference
Louise was suffering from a "sentinel" or "herald" bleed, which was a precursor to a large bleed. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie] Reference
"The sentinel is the police, and that is Juggie, but he is not here now; he went home a moment ago. From Wordnik.com. [The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play] Reference
If a cancer has spread from the tumour site, it will show up first in these "sentinel" nodes first. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
It's appropriately called the sentinel node. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2008] Reference
"As a kind of sentinel myself, I appreciate your position. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat is a Metaphor] Reference
Sirius or the Dog) he set as a kind of sentinel or scout before all the rest. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology] Reference
He approached the sentinel, and when near him, said. From Wordnik.com. [The Dare Boys of 1776] Reference
Holding my spear aloft, I stand there, silent sentinel. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Instincts: Where modern man can learn to live like his ancestors] Reference
Sawyer walked toward the lone house with the sentinel trees. From Wordnik.com. ['Bout Apples] Reference
And it does this by increasing the number of sentinel cells. From Wordnik.com. [The Cure For Malaria Could Be In A Mosquito's Gut] Reference
One day, in the summer of 1841, the sentinel on the housetop at. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
A sentinel with drawn sabre paraded up and down in front of the house. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
He did not care, now, if he were halted by a British picket or sentinel. From Wordnik.com. [The Dare Boys of 1776] Reference
"Who are you and why do you wish to see the general?" the sentinel asked. From Wordnik.com. [The Dare Boys of 1776] Reference
I then asked her if the regular guard or sentinel had been as good to her. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
It has - makes more sentinel cells and becomes very good at fighting malaria. From Wordnik.com. [The Cure For Malaria Could Be In A Mosquito's Gut] Reference
Then "every good citizen will be ... a sentinel over the rights of the people.". From Wordnik.com. [The Father of American Politics] Reference
"Where away, comrade?" queried the sentinel at the east side of the encampment. From Wordnik.com. [The Dare Boys of 1776] Reference
"I think you're a great candidate for a sentinel node biopsy," said Dr. Kartes. From Wordnik.com. [Walking To Gibraltar, Chapter 9: In Which A Cause Is Proffered] Reference
But the Turkish military, acting as the sentinel of secularism, swiftly deposed him in 1997. From Wordnik.com. [Free the Burmese] Reference
From the water tower, a sentinel ran his eyes along the rubble of what was left of the wall. From Wordnik.com. [Change] Reference
Of the sentinel I inquired who was in command of the post, and was answered, "Major Merchant.". From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
With its secular orientation, it acts as the sentinel against hard-line Islamic fundamentalism. From Wordnik.com. [Free the Burmese] Reference
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