protectors

Example Sentences

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Nagi says many of the children come from dysfunctional families and her teachers often have to double-up as their counsellors and protectors.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

In the 1970s, the IBM uniform included short-sleeved white shirts with pocket protectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

"Microglia are not simply destructive responders in Alzheimer's disease -- they can become the brain's protectors," explained Anne Schaefer, the senior author of the research and leader of the project.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

“Great giants… thirty feet high” and big-headed protectors, the kilikis and zaldikos.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Whence came these furs on the backs of your kind protectors ?

From "Grendel" by John Gardner