shield
noun
a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
had been shielding
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past perfect progressiveof shield.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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"She just needed a familiar face. She needed someone, just one relative, and that could have been my mother who had been shielding with her for three months solidly."
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2023
Pippa Bloom, who had been shielding, recorded her thoughts for a listening bench in Chelmsford after travelling to St Thomas' Hospital in London to get her first vaccine.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2021
Pippa Bloom, 19, who had been shielding, recorded her thoughts for a listening bench in Chelmsford after travelling to St Thomas' to get her first vaccine.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2021
Doctors in Bristol tracked 27 children with neurological conditions for two weeks after their jabs and found the youngsters, who had been shielding, had similar side-effects to adults.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2021
Peter emerged from the folds of thick wool, where Shawn had been shielding him from the cold, and reached out for Emily.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
