How to Use bodyguard in a Sentence

bodyguard

noun
  • They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.
  • As well as his four bodyguards, the blast killed four bystanders and injured 16 more.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But Stabler is the most concerned and becomes her de facto bodyguard.
    Lillian Brown, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2021
  • An ex-convict becomes the bodyguard of a powerful deity.
    Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Slater the bodyguard this offense needed to get for offensive rookie of the year Justin Herbert.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 May 2021
  • Due to their bodyguard-like effects, polyphenols have been linked to protection against heart disease and stroke, as well as type 2 diabetes and obesity.
    Cynthia Sass, Rd, Health.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • There, he be trained to become a soldier and expert fighter until being hired to serve as a bodyguard for Jesuit missionaries.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Yet, by Sunday night, most of his campaign staff had quit, leaving him, according to one account, with just two communications aides and a bodyguard.
    Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Last season's offensive rookie of the year lucked out when Slater, his new bodyguard at left tackle, fell to the Chargers at No. 13.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Burly and well over six feet tall, Andre Duncan takes pride in carrying the groceries for his wife, Michelle, and views himself as her personal bodyguard.
    Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her bodyguards were by her side during her first few dates with Brunt.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • After the flight, the suit says Allen’s bodyguard followed her into the airport and asked for her phone number for the singer.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 9 June 2023
  • The Gold Stick in Waiting A fancy name for royal bodyguard.
    Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • Combs was in the backseat and his bodyguard, Sherman, was driving.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
  • There’s even a female bodyguard, Oliya Ruez, sent to protect Joe when things get dicey.
    Tracy Clark, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023

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