Example Sentences

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I was armoring myself with the familiar, in my native language — movies, music, TV shows, books — to ward off my fears of everything new and scary.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2019

The sadness was in her eyes too, but she was armoring it away, locking it into a box even as she spoke.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi