warded
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of warded
Example Sentences
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Some actual Buffetts have warded off comparisons to Berkshire’s chairman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Their agreement to testify warded off potential contempt-of-Congress proceedings against them.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
The drug, called lolamicin, also warded off secondary infections with Clostridioides difficile, a common and dangerous hospital-associated bacterial infection, and was effective against more than 130 multidrug-resistant bacterial strains in cell culture.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2024
The U.S. has mostly warded off the Houthi attacks, but on one occasion recently, the Houthis shot down a U.S.
From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023
Bronze Yohn's heir, Ser Andar Royce, and his younger brother Ser Robar, their silvered steel plate filigreed in bronze with the same ancient runes that warded their father.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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