armor

Example Sentences

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The oversize blazers conjured up armor for the streets, as in, we’re outside taking care of business.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

In other words, colonies that invest less in thick armor may be able to support more workers, potentially allowing them to grow larger and diversify more successfully.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Even Maekar’s political analysis cracks when confronted with the visual of Baelor standing in the mud with borrowed armor, fighting off Duncan’s foes, and of the assembled commons cheering for the hedge knight.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

The earl of Arundel’s tomb expresses the grim realities beneath the era’s facade of chivalry: Above, he is depicted resplendent in full armor; below, as a gaunt cadaver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

A seven-foot-tall brother with bulging muscles, hawk wings, titanium armor, and eyes that could see through walls.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis