had guarded
- past perfect of guard.
Example Sentences
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Law enforcement at the march far outnumbered the 1,800 police who had guarded John Kennedy’s presidential inauguration in January 1961—a much larger event that drew an estimated 1 million people.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2023
Constantinople’s defensive walls, which had guarded the city since the fifth century,
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Moments later, the officers armed with rifles and the officers who had guarded the door reemerged from the staircase behind where Babbitt had fallen, according to other video posted online.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2021
Police have largely stayed out of the zone since June 8, when they boarded up a precinct headquarters they had guarded during protests that followed the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis on May 25.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2020
Shukra seemed even more dangerous than the dogs that had guarded the entrance to the Kingdom of Death.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
