armor

Example Sentences

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One of her original creations, the faded cabaret queen Lola Heatherton, armored herself in plastered-on wigs and stage finery, façades obscuring the jittery desperation of a woman hanging on by the quicks of her fingernails.

From Salon

It was more like a suit of armor than a dress, and the parade of onlookers following behind her made a game of guessing how Klum might sit down during the ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a cold blue day; he wore the red jumper—his grand-father had knitted it thick as armor, with a broad roll-neck—and his navy coat.

From Literature

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

While on the property, officers seized 13 firearms, four soft body armor vests and 30 high-capacity magazines.

From Los Angeles Times