Example Sentences

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"I am protecting the fourth official but that's not my job."

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2023

“I am protecting them so they can be returned. This is my destiny. And is in my will.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022

“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 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