shielding

Example Sentences

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All your traffic is routed through a remote server, masking your IP address and shielding your online activity from prying eyes.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Beyond storing carbon, mangroves play a critical role in shielding shorelines from storms, supporting wildlife, and helping sustain coastal communities.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

He needs to get state regulators, lawmakers and utilities aligned to determine rate structures to balance the costs of powering new data centers while shielding residential customers from having to pay for the new capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

She held a candle, shielding its flame from the draught with her hand; and the light flowed through it, like sunlight through a white shell.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien