armor
noun
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
have armored
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present perfectof armor.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"In the region, Chile was probably the only country that did not have armored vehicles established," Rivera told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2023
“They have arms and munitions for sure. They have armored combat vehicles. We think they will soon be basing helicopters there to potentially include attack helicopters,” said Townsend.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2021
“We have to have multiple people in the room counting cash. We have to have sheriff’s deputies there with the cash being counted. We have to have armored cars coming in, picking it up.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2019
You might as well have armored your vehicle with road signs.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2016
It is not the definite, absolute, mystical group into which they would fain transform it, with sorcery of words and ideas, which they have armored with oppressive rules.
From Light by Fitzwater Wray
