inoculate

Example Sentences

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Shortly after leaving office he began trying to inoculate himself against attacks by promising an uncompromising law-and-order agenda, with especially harsh treatment of drug dealers.

From New York Times

The WHO said context mattered in deciding whether to inoculate younger people given the lower burden of disease.

From Seattle Times

He later said he would not get inoculated even if it meant missing tournaments.

From Washington Times

Initiating divorce doesn’t inoculate you against raw feelings.

From Washington Post

“It’s about shoring up the weakest links in the banking system and, in so doing, inoculating themselves from the fire getting to them.”

From Washington Post