rear guard
Example Sentences
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The British suffered heavy casualties—including the death of Braddock—and might well have taken even more damage had Washington not mustered a rear guard and led a fighting retreat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
"The rear guard repair features a breakaway design that pivots away from the treadmill when it comes into contact with a person or object, shutting off power to the unit and decelerating the belt."
From Reuters ● May 18, 2023
In private WhatsApp messages with a special adviser, he said he had to take "rear guard action" to ensure schools did not open, while the then-education secretary was battling to keep children in school.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023
But they appeared to be the rear guard of an army in retreat.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021
It was well past moonrise before the baggage train and rear guard straggled in.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
