guard

Example Sentences

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Along with the MVP candidate’s statistics in the offensive category, how about including the collective statistics of the opponents they are primarily assigned to guard?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“It’s beautiful basketball,” said Hassan Diarra, a guard on Hurley’s back-to-back champions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“We have to take care of one thing: military protection. We have to guard the country.”

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"Everyone's guard is down, and everyone's equally vulnerable. There's all these little snippets of conversation and fleeting, really intense, connections."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

I’d make up stories about it: tales of a land that only existed in Bubbe’s attic, with a princess imprisoned in a tower and a monster standing guard outside the big bolted doors.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler