well-guarded
Britishadjective
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having sufficient protection from danger or harm
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kept private or out of the public eye
well-guarded secrets
Example Sentences
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Unable to deliver cars to the Gulf, Grimaldi found a fix acceptable to his clients: Dropping the cargo off at a port in Kenya that had a well-guarded place to keep it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Instead of attempting an off-balance shot or passing to a well-guarded teammate, the two-time NBA MVP flicked the ball high off the backboard, then followed it to the rim for a slam dunk.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2022
Expats settled with their families in well-guarded communities across the region, transforming outposts like Saudi Arabian Oil Co. compounds into meticulously landscaped replicas of California suburbia.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
“The Taliban do not have more power,” he said, from his well-guarded compound in Kandahar city.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2021
I counted on being with him, on applauding for him from our isolated though well-guarded section of the audience.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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