was protecting
- past progressive of protect.
Example Sentences
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The immediate challenge was protecting vulnerable customers and then determining how and where support should be focused, he added.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Tchiroma, stowed away in his residence since Monday, said Friday that part of the army was protecting him and called for public support through a "ghost towns" strategy from Monday to Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
It also means looking underneath the behavior to understand what the need for control was protecting them from in the first place.
From Slate ● May 25, 2025
“As minorities, the old government told us it was protecting us, that if we didn’t join them, the rebels would slaughter us all with knives,” Awadh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
Fie was protecting us by staying away, but he could not protect us from worrying.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
