8 Metaphors for sentries

There was a short semi-circular drive in front, with one sentry and one small lantern burning at each gate; but their khaki uniforms and puttees didn't disguise the fact that the sentries were dark, dyed-in-wool Arabs from the desert country, and though they presented arms, they did it as men who make concessions without pretending to admire such foolishness.

Oh! standing sentry is an old trick with us!"

The sentries were men in the thirties.

Later, when only the infantry sentries were awake, and the packers' running guard (and a little apart, the interminable glow from Healy's cigarettes), the two were still whispering, though the day had been terrific in physical expenditure.

That sentry will be Narayan Singh, and he'll know what to do.

In the immediate vicinity of Antwerp the sentries were soldiers of the regular army and understood a sentry's duties, but in the outlying districts, particularly between Ostend and Ghent, the roads were patrolled by members of the Garde civique, all of whom seemed imbued with the idea that the safety of the nation depended upon their vigilance, which was a very commendable and proper attitude indeed.

Every sentry was a reminder of the hopelessness of being a correspondent these days without official sanction.

The pickets were called in and the only sentries were the chain guards just outside the parapet.

8 Metaphors for  sentries