shields

Example Sentences

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That law shields individual federal employees from being held financially responsible for negligence or wrongdoing done in the course of their job, but it does allow suits seeking compensation from government agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal

This means, but is not limited to, nonviolent protesting, offering refuge and other forms of aid to their immigrant neighbors, and being citizen observers and human shields like we have seen in Minneapolis and other parts of the country.

From Salon

Among many, many other parts, she played a teenaged Brooke Shields singing Devo’s “Whip It!,”

From Los Angeles Times

Gayatri Singh, wife of chief officer Anil Kumar Singh, accused Iran of using the crew as "human shields".

From BBC

According to the researchers, one key reason is that tumors suppress immune activity in their immediate environment, creating a powerful barrier that shields cancer cells from attack.

From Science Daily