Example Sentences

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"It was like it was guarding its meal."

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

Reaves encountered a pleasant surprise when he returned from the bench late in the third quarter: Powell was guarding him.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023

As emergency medical workers were trying to revive the woman, who was unresponsive, “an alligator appeared and was guarding the woman, interrupting emergency efforts,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

Authorities found an unresponsive 69-year-old woman at the scene, but deputies had trouble retrieving the woman’s body because “an alligator appeared and was guarding the woman,” the sheriff’s office said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2023

She thought it pretty likely he was guarding the tower steps.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart