shield

Example Sentences

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We’re not shielded from the horrors, but they almost always happen offstage, implied or alluded to in the sudden vanishing of a loved one or a mournful reference to a death.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moore, who replaced Villanueva in November, admitted that the report was watered down to shield top brass from scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore admitted Tuesday that the department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire was watered down to shield top brass from scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times

But the patrols won’t make a difference if sea saboteurs know that international law will shield them from consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since this magnetic shield has existed for billions of years, it could have enabled a slow but continuous movement of material from Earth to the moon across deep time.

From Science Daily