shields
Example Sentences
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What are Israel's Iron Dome and other missile shields?
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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
The telescope is already enclosed inside Falcon Heavy's protective fairing, the shell that surrounds a spacecraft during launch and shields it from aerodynamic forces and the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
When the colonial armies invaded, the Zulu charged into battle with nothing but spears and shields against men with guns.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
