guard
Example Sentences
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Three giant horse chestnut trees, each over 80 feet tall, stand guard in front of my house.
Someone tapped his shoulder, and, still on guard against zombies and killer dolls, he yelped.
From Literature
I still knew how to catch her off guard and make her giggle, but it was Togbe who was best at that.
From Literature
Alouette’s attempts to reclaim her work result in her consignment to Salpetrière, a much-dreaded place for the mentally afflicted, where the cruel guards may or may not be saner than the inmates.
From Los Angeles Times
The changing of the guard atop one of America’s iconic companies marks the end of an era.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
