guard

Example Sentences

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The veteran guard could return against Dallas, coach JJ Redick said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“When you’re put in those situations,” junior guard Solo Ball said, “you’re just built to win.”

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

A grim-faced guard marched beside me, her scowl forbidding me to take pleasure in the expedition.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom