on guard
Example Sentences
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The fact that doublets exist are a reminder that people should be on guard that a big quake can be followed up by a subsequent quakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Jonathan Romain, the former rabbi of Maidenhead synagogue in Berkshire, now regularly spends his Shabbat mornings standing outside it on guard duty.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Inflationary pressures in Japan could heighten as flight-to-safety demand for the dollar pushes the yen toward 160, the threshold that puts traders on guard for potential government intervention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Traders remain on guard about developments in the tech space as they worry that the hundreds of billions firms have pumped into AI may not see any returns for some time.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Falcons watched us from the trees, their eyes flashing in the firelight, and I got the feeling they were on guard duty, too.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
