Shields

British  

/ ʃiːldz /

noun

1. Carol ( Ann ). 1935–2003, Canadian novelist and writer, born in the US; her novels include Happenstance (1980), The Stone Diaries (1995), and Unless (2002)

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Example Sentences

Sponsors of these funds say that the structure shields investors from stock-market volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal

He won three titles - including 'The Invincibles' unbeaten league season in 2003-04 - a record seven FA Cups and six Charity/Community Shields, winning the league and FA Cup double in 1998 and 2002.

From BBC

Steve Salinas shields from intense heat as he hoses down a neighbors rooftop on Sinaloa Ave. as the Eaton Fire continues to grow, January 8, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times

The authors of the letter are the families of Liam Curry, 19, Chloe Rutherford, 17, both from South Shields, Megan Hurley, 15, from Liverpool, Eilidh MacLeod, 14, from the Isle of Barra, and Kelly Brewster, 32, from Sheffield.

From BBC

The audiobooks for actor Jeremy Renner’s “My Next Breath,” actor and advocate Alyson Stoner’s “Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything” and actress Brooke Shields’s “Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old” have all outperformed their hardcover editions, according to Macmillan Audio.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• conceal
• cover
• defend
• safeguard
• shelter