protect
verb (used with object)
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
am protecting
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present progressiveof protect (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am protecting the fourth official but that's not my job."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2023
“I had one thing on my mind and one thing only, I am protecting my family and my constitutional rights.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
“I do this job because I truly believe that I am protecting the community. I truly believe that I am protecting children.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2019
“I am protecting the right of the president to assert it if he chooses.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2018
I will call her Ganza, although that is not her real name; I am protecting her identity because of what happened next.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
