body armor

Example Sentences

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As three other officers arrived, they realized how ill-equipped they were: None of them had a rifle, one had no body armor.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 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

A person stood in the open hatch wearing fatigues, a helmet and what they said appeared to be body armor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 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