guard
verb (used with object)
to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over.
are guarding
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present progressiveof guard.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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While some players are guarding against burnout, others struggled to even reach California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
“Do narcissists have stronger self boundaries because they are guarding their creation of the sense of self?” asks van Mulukon.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024
"Member states are guarding their prerogatives and there is some reservation towards bringing this kind of decision-making to the EU level," Dombrovskis said.
From Reuters ● May 26, 2023
Many farmers, meanwhile, are guarding their farms round the clock.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2022
“Otrera made sure her followers are guarding the cells. I’m sorry, my queen.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
