guarded

Example Sentences

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Known as a three-point threat at Washington State, she needs to be guarded on the perimeter but also not be left to connect to other open players.

From Los Angeles Times

He is guarded about the details of their lives and will only say it was extremely tough.

From BBC

He moved her to the garage, where she guarded the eggs for weeks until they hatched into tiny spiderlings.

From BBC

Tolly explains that she's "quite guarded" and some of her most personal experiences - including the death of her father, and her mother undergoing cancer treatment - were not discussed on the podcast at the time.

From BBC

Special housing, whether on a military base, in a palace or sequestered in a guarded compound, is one such reward and inducement.

From Salon