Example Sentences

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The inquest will focus on whether she should have been shielding at the time.

From BBC • May 27, 2022

Lorna Fillingham and 11-year-old Emily-May from Scunthorpe have been shielding at home since the start of the pandemic.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2022

"I got really upset because I have been shielding for two years," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2021

There is similar but separate official advice for people who have been shielding in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2021

While we have been shielding it from criticism it has slipped away from us.

From Congressional Government A Study in American Politics by Wilson, Woodrow