protect

Example Sentences

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“Even though that would be fun for you, my number one job is to protect you,” she explains to her daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Executives with the nonprofit groups that run the Inside Safe facilities said the restrictions are needed to protect residents, keeping them on track to find permanent housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

According to Buzalaf, one direction is to combine CANECPI-5 with a peptide derived from statherin, a protein found in saliva, to determine whether this hybrid could better protect teeth from acids originating in the stomach.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

His strategic motives aren’t that different: to deny a hostile power the means to dominate the region, and to protect Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

She was to retrieve and protect sensitive documents per standard protocol.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin