shield

Example Sentences

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The head shield carried six pairs of appendages used for feeding and sensing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Earlier this month, presidential spokesman Prasetyo Hadi said the government was seeking to set aside as much as 80 trillion rupiah to shield its economy from the Middle East fallout, without disclosing further details.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country.”

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Dr Matthew Knight, senior curator of prehistory at NMS, said it was unclear why the shield was buried in this way, but its unique design indicated it belonged to someone of "high status".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Bubbe is still looking at me, hand across her forehead to shield her from the sun, eyebrows slightly raised in a question.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler