protector

Example Sentences

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“Julie was our shepherd and our protector the whole time we were there,” the singer says of Death Cab’s nearly two-decade run at Atlantic, which began with 2005’s Grammy-nominated “Plans.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“Charge my phone?” asked another, and Gil submitted the device into a tangle of cords growing from a surge protector.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Especially the tiniest ones, like a cricket that reminds him that he was once a protector.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

“Azerbaijan” is a Turkicized word from “Azarpayegan,” meaning the protector of fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

She was pre-eminently the Goddess of the City, the protector of civilized life, of handicrafts and agriculture; the inventor of the bridle, who first tamed horses for men to use.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton