Shields

/ ʃiːldz /

noun

1. Carol ( Ann ). 1935–2003, Canadian novelist and writer, born in the US; her novels include Happenstance (1980), The Stone Diaries (1995), and Unless (2002)

Example Sentences

He said he was "gutted", but TV presenter Jonathan Ross - a traitor - quipped, "gold medals don't count as shields do they".

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"Being so detached kind of shields him," Prof Rapetti observes, citing a lack of "signs of empathy in public life".

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Earth is lucky to have a magnetic field that shields the planet -- and everything living on it -- from dangerous cosmic radiation.

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The trailer shows several women — including those portrayed by Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Berkley and Judith Light — seeking the services of “the best divorce lawyers in town.”

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Instead of the traditional arrival by train, the stars were driven to a graveyard and set an opening challenge that saw them dig through soil in search of six available shields.

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Related Words

• conceal 
• cover 
• defend 
• safeguard 
• shelter 
• ward off