shielded
Example Sentences
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Daytime and late-night talk shows have long operated under a “bona fide news program” exemption that shielded them from the equal time rule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
At the time, the city’s flourishing entertainment and real estate industries shielded some ultrawealthy residents from a national recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Its heads are usually shielded from sunlight by the leaves, but in this year more light is reaching them and turning them yellow.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Some napped on a beach with their faces shielded from the sun by plastic bags or T-shirts, while others rested with backpacks tucked beneath their heads.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Coach Harper, meanwhile, is standing in front of a mirror, her reflection shielded from the fluorescence by a rainbow of soft colors over her head.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
