Example Sentences

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There was not a shadow in them, not a quiver, as he replied quietly: "No, Lou, I am shielding no one."

From The Heart of a Woman by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

“Keep silent for a little while of the things these people do not know—a little while, and then I can tell you who it is I am shielding, but not yet.”

From That Girl Montana by Ryan, Marah Ellis