suit of armor

Example Sentences

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That a suit of armor opens the British Museum’s extravagant new exhibition, “Samurai,” is unsurprising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The first thing you notice in Jerry Bruckheimer’s Santa Monica office isn’t the full-size suit of armor from 2004’s “King Arthur” or the shelves lined with awards and celebrity photos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

So I hoped for cracks, just to see how his suit of armor gets dismantled.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024

One by one, Greek soldiers, bellies full from a breakfast of red wine and dry bread, armed and clad themselves in a bulky, buglike suit of armor as they prepared for battle.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

“Here,” said Harry, and they placed him in a niche where a suit of armor had stood earlier.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling