"Sentinelled" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Sentinelled" Meaning

Plural form of "sentinel," referring to a person or thing that watches or guards something from danger.

"Sentinelled" Examples

Sentinelled

Sentinelled can be a verb or an adjective.

Verb

Usage Examples

1. To empty a completely
- "The horizon was sentinelled by the last remnants of the descending sun."

2. Act or serve as a guard or lookout
- "She was sentinelled the abandoned house while the police searched for clues."

3. Mark or guard something, such as a boundary or entrance
- "The scarecrow sentinelled the otherwise unguarded cornfield."

Adjective

Usage Examples

1. Describing something that looks and feels foreboding or menacing
- "The dark and foreboding trees sentinelled the edge of the forest like vigilantes."

2. Describing something that guards or watches over something else
- "A lioness sentinelled her cubs from the nearby rock."

3. Marking a boundary with something or someone that looks like they are on the watchfulness
- "The corral was chastened or sentinelled by a tall wooden fence."