body armor

Example Sentences

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When asked why he had body armor, according to the complaint, Alvarez said he was going to “draw on it” because he liked “doing graffiti and stuff like that.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Then he saw men wearing black body armor, some masked, and his heart sank.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

There are some variations on the theme: One had on a cowboy hat and boots, for instance, and just a few were sporting body armor.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

He also keeps a gas mask, helmet and body armor on hand, he said, just in case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

I get up to find a stick but almost immediately come across the arrow that bounced off Cato's body armor.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins