- present participle of guard.
guarding
Example Sentences
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Free trains are being laid on to the capital for the occasion, with some 750 police guarding the centre of Sofia during the handover ceremony.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
What Telluride had been guarding so carefully was “You Can See Everything,” a nearly three-hour documentary about convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, co-directed by Fielder and documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
After repeatedly warning of the rivers’ endangerment, however, Mr. Winder concludes with only the briefest summary of the projects currently aimed at guarding against the dire outcomes he foresees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Over time, the human body became remarkably good at guarding its energy reserves through complex biological defenses wired into the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
On the frigid morning of February 9, 1962, Donovan stood at one end of the Glienicke Bridge in West Berlin, staring across at the VoPos guarding the entrance to the Eastern sector.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
