body armor

Example Sentences

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When asked why he had body armor, according to the complaint, Alvarez said he was going to “draw on it” because he liked “doing graffiti and stuff like that.”

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

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

There are some variations on the theme: One had on a cowboy hat and boots, for instance, and just a few were sporting body armor.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

His face is hidden completely behind a dark, opaque helmet, and he wears a fitted suit of black body armor.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu