armor

Example Sentences

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Heavily armed federal agents marched down Michigan Avenue wearing body armor and carrying assault rifles.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The oversize blazers conjured up armor for the streets, as in, we’re outside taking care of business.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Because producing it requires nitrogen and other minerals, thicker armor represents a larger resource investment for each individual ant.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Kathleen Coleman, renowned Harvard classicist, points to the words of the Roman poet Martial, who makes reference to Mars and Venus both in armor and women in the arena.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Their cloaks were a different shade of red—duller—and while their armor was just as shined, it was more dented.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack