guarding

Example Sentences

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Dhawan noted that last year’s cuts were on an “insurance basis” to guard against a weak labor market, and rate hikes this year would be the same except guarding against the risk of higher inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

“Shai has made hoops all about foul baiting and now you’re stuck guarding him in Underdog’s new board game,” a description reads on the game’s website.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The titular bounty hunter—essentially a super-soldier—has graduated to the big screen along with “the child” he has been guarding from the Galactic Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Residents prepared to remove their own trash, manage deliveries and take shifts guarding entrances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“I thought Gaea had an army guarding the Doors.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan