shield

Example Sentences

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Of the dozens of settlements reviewed by The Times, two specifically noted that the accuser wanted confidentiality to shield their identity.

From Los Angeles Times

"He's got his groin guard on and his gum shield," Joshua says.

From BBC

They applied pressure to wounds, offered comfort, shielded strangers with their own bodies and risked their lives to stop the shooters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wayne's body was acting as a human shield for his eldest daughter, but his mind was elsewhere: with his missing daughter Gigi.

From BBC

What it couldn’t shield her from was the worldview that traveled with her family—a worldview that read her independence not as maturity but as defiance.

From The Wall Street Journal