shielded

Example Sentences

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To be sure, Congress can create new private property or contract rights that cannot be undone later because they are shielded by other parts of the Constitution.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Wealthy Polish noblemen, for instance, would often refuse to pay, shielded from any consequences by their superior social position.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“The U.S., by contrast, is more shielded as a net energy exporter.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Inside the amoeba, these pathogens can survive in a kind of safe shelter, shielded from disinfectants that would normally destroy them.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

The company was in fact a screen that shielded the real source of the money: the king of France.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen