Example Sentences

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Jokic has guarded Davis on 114 possessions this season, per NBA data collected by cameras in each arena that track player movement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2023

Mr. Schumacher, 54, retreated from public life after he suffered a brain injury in a skiing accident nearly a decade ago, and his family has guarded his privacy fiercely since then.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

For 500 years, this Tudor fort in Devon has guarded the narrow entrance to the Dart Estuary as the last line of defence to protect Dartmouth from attack from the sea.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2022

Army has guarded the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, also known as the Tomb of the Unknowns, since 1926.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021

The difference is that Cara’s pain has made her certain of everything, and Tris has guarded her uncertainty, protected it, despite all she’s been through.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth