Example Sentences

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A couple who had been shielding for nearly two years say they "burst into tears" when they found out they had won £300,000 on a scratch card.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2022

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

They found the children, who had been shielding, had similar side-effects to adults.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 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