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

It will install the rear guard for members that request one, which is 17,000 to date.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

"The approved rear guard repair eliminates the potential for entrapment near the rear roller of the treadmill," the safety regulator said in a statement.

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

But they appeared to be the rear guard of an army in retreat.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2021

We spent all of our time as Fivers together, and we fall instinctively back into the pattern of those days, with me taking point and Helene the rear guard.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir