protector

Example Sentences

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Perry says her mother was also a fierce, if deeply flawed, protector, who was forced to become the sole provider as Perry’s father squandered his earnings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“Charge my phone?” asked another, and Gil submitted the device into a tangle of cords growing from a surge protector.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Some films cast the King of the Monsters as a protector unconsciously joining humanity – and occasionally, King Kong – to fend off some mammoth existential evil.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

The poet Rainer Maria Rilke wrote that “the highest form of love is to be the protector of another person’s solitude.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Our mother was our greatest role model and fiercest protector, and I was going to take a lesson from her; ignore the haters and the naysayers and just focus on being my best self.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad