Example Sentences

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The titular bounty hunter—essentially a super-soldier—has graduated to the big screen along with “the child” he has been guarding from the Galactic Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Still, Tomes, who has been guarding portfolios against a rise in the dollar since the second half of 2021, is not taking those hedges off just yet.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2022

George, who missed most of last season with a broken leg, has been guarding opposing power forwards, but was shifted to the small forward slot to defend James.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2015

Oliynyk, who says he has been guarding Mezhyhirya since that day, blames fellow activists for looting the residence.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2014

He has been guarding his own life far longer than you and I.' 'I'm sorry,' she confided.

From The Mantooth by Leadem, Christopher