How to Use bodyguard in a Sentence

bodyguard

noun
  • They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.
  • Sadat's bodyguard came, too, and wanted to sit on stage with her.
    Terry Blain Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 9 Aug. 2020
  • Sensabaugh's bodyguard was hit and treated at a hospital.
    Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Prior served in the Revolutionary War, and was even a bodyguard for then-Gen.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Included in the leaks were bodyguards linked to Putin who were running near a palace the Russian leader has denied owning.
    Matt Burgess, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Fans played each other, while their professional teammate served as a de facto bodyguard against his Fusion teammate.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2020
  • To be specific, a bodyguard was suspected of the actual murder with Snoop as the getaway driver.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Sep. 2020
  • McAfee's bodyguard, Jimmy Watson Jr., was also charged in the alleged scheme.
    Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2020
  • He's held down as one of them raises their weapon to deliver a fatal blow, but Maggie's two-bladed bodyguard comes spiraling in with a ferocious attack.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2020
  • In 2018, his gang killed a bodyguard and friend of Mr. Vollmer.
    New York Times, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Daniels replied that Trump and his bodyguard are a unit.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • Four people were in the car: a driver and a bodyguard in front, the princess and her boyfriend in back.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Prigozhin, two of his top lieutenants, four bodyguards and the plane's crew were killed in a crash.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Ford stopped before reaching the gate and Francis got out with the help of a bodyguard.
    Nicole Winfield, The Enquirer, 14 July 2021
  • And most thanks of all to my bodyguard, who stopped me [from] getting shot twice.
    Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • So, for now, my colleagues have asked me to go around with a bodyguard.
    TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Seated in the hall next to his bodyguard, Putin snickered and slumped in his chair.
    Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Inside the house, there is an alarm, a bodyguard, and a panic room.
    Tom Kellermann, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Prowse played a bodyguard in the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.
    Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2020
  • Gaga's bodyguard picked up the dog at the police station.
    Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 26 Feb. 2021
  • In the melee, the bus driver was either knocked down or fell, and Fayed’s bodyguard fled the scene while the police were called.
    Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The stakes are raised when Lee learns that the man who killed his sister is working as a bodyguard for Han.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
  • As well as his four bodyguards, the blast killed four bystanders and injured 16 more.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The bodyguard then put his arm around the president to protect him.
    Sylvie Corbet, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
  • His bodyguard warned him fecal matter was found left in the bed.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Video footage shows one of the men snuffing the rapper, which then caused Ross’ bodyguards and camp to get involved.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 July 2024
  • Why didn’t the defense lawyers call Trump or the bodyguard to testify?
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
  • Ben Slater, 37, used to work as a bodyguard to British ambassadors abroad.
    Peter Aitken, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The man claims that Combs and his bodyguards made threats toward him before leaving the stockroom.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Israel has been blamed for the strike, which also killed Haniyeh’s bodyguard, but has not commented on the attack.
    Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024

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