guarded

Example Sentences

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Security was tight during the court session on Tuesday, with suspects transported in heavily guarded convoys under military, police and intelligence supervision.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Until the 1990s, Apple had a team of corporate librarians who guarded the company’s archival treasures like they were trade secrets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It sure looked like closely guarded national security information was being used to make a quick buck.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Ireland and Luxembourg, two asset management hubs that have jealously guarded their national regimes, “gave in by early this year,” says Davide Oneglia, director of European and global macro at TS Lombard.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Pigeons could be made to look like roosters and peacocks, and dogs made short-haired, long-haired, pied, piebald, bowlegged, hairless, crop-tailed, vicious, mild-mannered, diffident, guarded, belligerent.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee