armor
noun
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
had armored
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past perfectof armor.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He found that all three also had armored tails, while more distant relatives did not.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
The city of Tampa ran out of sandbags by noon Tuesday after distributing nearly 50,000, and Tampa General, a waterfront hospital, had armored itself with an 8-foot storm surge barrier.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
“Taliban fighters had armored vehicles, but people threw stones at Taliban fighters and drove them out.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
I wish more women had armored female sidekicks.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2016
If ever truly a man had armored himself in gold, it was Petyr Baelish, not Jaime Lannister.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
