body armor

Example Sentences

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Police searched Alvarez and discovered two plates of military-grade body armor in the trunk of his car, according to the criminal complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

The manager of the boiler and turbine department and a half-dozen staff members had donned body armor and stayed in the control room to monitor the equipment during the attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

As three other officers arrived, they realized how ill-equipped they were: None of them had a rifle, one had no body armor.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

Nice body armor, champ, but you’re going to look stupid when you’re photographed trying to take down an inflatable frog.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

I also loaded my inventory with my best suit of body armor and a large amount of weaponry.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline