screen
noun
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
well-screened
-
a word derived from
screen.
Example Sentences
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Moore stretched the lead to 2-0 at 2:38 of the third period with shot from the point that beat a well-screened Montoya.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2017
“The risks from refugees are really low because it’s an extremely well-screened population,” he says.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2016
He slid the puck to Jack Hillen and the little-used defenseman found Green for a ripping shot from above the right circle that beat a well-screened Schneider at 3:08.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2014
Some of the volumes will be reserved for well-screened scientists working on AEC projects.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the conversation took another turn then, the captain proposing that a good midday meal should be eaten now, and no halt made till a suitable well-screened resting-place was reached about an hour before dusk.
From Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig by Stanley L. Wood
