shields
Example Sentences
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The English and Normans share a regalia of chain mail, teardrop-shaped shields and long spears, but the Normans are cavalrymen while the Saxons fight with spears and clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Even back in 13th century Imperial China, the lengthy talons grown by nobility and the delicately carved brass nail shields which usually guarded them were a symbol of a life unmarred by manual labour.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Cliches were wielded like shields Tuesday, protecting against the imminent threat of social clips construed as bulletin board material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Enamel is the hard outer covering that shields teeth from pressure, temperature changes, acids, and everyday wear.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
There were no fortifications and walls back then, no artillery shells or even swords and shields.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
