sentry duty

collocation in English

meaningsofsentryandduty

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sentry
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.tri/us
/ˈsen.tri/
a soldier who guards a place, usually by standing at ...
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duty
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdʒuː.ti/us
/ˈduː.t̬i/
something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing ...
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(Definition ofsentryanddutyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsentry duty

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Each man is on guard for twenty-four hours, and onsentrydutyfor eight hours out of the twenty-four.
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A soldier wearing it onsentrydutynever seems properly prepared to deal with an enemy.
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Yet he was placed onsentrydutyin what is now a very dangerous area.
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For example, it ranges from the assessment of strategic level intelligence for strike missions all the way through to training forsentryduty.
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The principle behind the suggestion is reasonable, but we must ensure that homeland security amounts to more thansentryduty.
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He fell asleep at his post while onsentryduty.
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Sleeping onsentrydutyis a terribly serious offence, and it should be very severely punished.
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There is no trace of a report from these units of any suffering through exposure onsentryduty.
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Decisions on the deployment of service personnel on day-to-day duties, includingsentryduty, are a matter for the commanding officer of the individual concerned.
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We have heard stories of soldiers onsentrydutyhaving water passed on their trousers by ten-year-olds.
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Let us take the case of the offence of sleeping while onsentryduty.
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In consequence, when onsentryduty, he preferred the boots that he had bought because of their lightness and flexibility, even though they were not very waterproof.
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Sentrydutyis such a job.
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One of the younger cadets, onsentryduty, panics and runs out to surrender.
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They also used to be assignedsentrydutyat the main gate and around the school at night.
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Soldiers also had to take it in turns to be onsentryduty, watching for enemy movements.
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Challenging persons while you are onsentrydutyis accomplished by a mix of custom and common sense.
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Sentrydutyis usually approximately an hour long.
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They provided dogs for use in the trenches, for scouting with soldiers and for use insentrydutyat isolated posts.
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They were also employed forsentryduty, and to spot snipers or hidden enemy forces.
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