Example Sentences

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Blanche has been shielding for two and a half years, but she believes Evusheld offers a chance for at least some kind of existence outside of her small flat in Inverkip, west of Glasgow.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2022

A woman who has been shielding for most of the pandemic says not everyone is happier at the opening up of society.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2022

His father, whom the NHS helped to save during a long battle against cancer, has been shielding and Henderson did not see much of him last year.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2021

Among those drawn in by such spectacles are wealthy Chinese, who are helping fuel a residential construction boom that has been shielding the economy from recession as a long mining boom ends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2015

So Leerie has been shielding you all along and helping you to fight it.

From Leerie by Sawyer, Ruth