guard

Example Sentences

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"The window guards were the only thing that gave me peace of mind, but now I'm being forced to remove them," she said.

From BBC

AFP journalists saw the Iranian flag flying at half-mast as soldiers stood guard.

From Barron's

Phillipson announced a local child safeguarding practice review in December to "learn every lesson we can to make sure that crimes like this are guarded against at every step and every stage".

From BBC

A soldier who requested anonymity explained to AFP that since then the body had been guarded around the clock "so that rival groups do not defile him."

From Barron's

To Gilbert Arenas, the former NBA star and podcast host whose son Alijah is a freshman guard with the Trojans, the move was particularly baffling.

From Los Angeles Times