How to Use protection in a Sentence

protection

noun
  • He fights for the protection of the environment.
  • Hard hats provide protection for the workers' heads.
  • The witness was placed under police protection.
  • More than half of U.S. states have such protections on the books.
    Eric Burlison and F. Vincent Vernuccio, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Well, there was a kind of protection for me in that mix of naiveté.
    Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 19 June 2024
  • At the heart of this Bill, however, is the protection of children.
    WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
  • This set comes with three barrel sizes, a series of hair clips, and a glove for heat protection.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The canopy provides great sun protection while still allowing the breeze to pass through.
    Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • The lightweight fabric wicks away sweat and provides UPF 50+ protection against the sun.
    Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2024
  • Keep your pack on for extra protection, and fold your arms over your neck and head, keeping your elbows on the ground.
    Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The stretchy spandex blend features UPF 50+ sun protection and fits the same as classic bike shorts that end mid-thigh.
    Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2023
  • The quick-dry, UPF 50+ fabric is double-layered in the front for extra warmth and provides protection from the sun.
    Karthika Gupta, Parents, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The friend told me that my husband got down and was army crawling, trying to hide under one of the cornhole boards just for some sort of protection.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Leonardo DiCaprio made sure to have protection for one gnarly sequence in his new movie.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • This will add additional protection to your face, ears, neck, and skin against UV rays.
    Alyssa Hui, Health, 11 May 2023
  • And also last year, the state of Arkansas rolled back their child labor protections.
    Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Those who attend the show are encouraged to bring sunscreen and ear protection.
    Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Those new Texans are also finding few protections in the law.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2024
  • But companies storing medical records must at the least adopt state-of-the-art protections.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
  • That remains the biggest question about this month’s rally: Why were the protections around Trump so porous?
    Orlando Sentinel and New York Daily News Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
  • The second attribute was his pass protection prowess, which received rave reviews in the draft process.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • The left was already livid that the high court had overturned Roe vs. Wade and seemed likely to gut protections Americans have enjoyed for decades.
    Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • The coating also adds a layer of protection to fibers to help prevent fading, stretching, and pilling.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Per his LinkedIn, he's worked as a protection and control engineer.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Some aid workers in the first vehicle struck fled to the next vehicle for protection, the officials said.
    Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • It’s also got lots of pockets, plenty of stretch, sun protection, and an easy pull-on styling, too, perfect for camping.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 June 2023
  • For protection from ticks, a must-have product, imho, is permethrin spray.
    Judy Stone, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • Clark said the Monday adoption of the High Seas Treaty is an important upcoming set of protections.
    Kate Selig, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2023
  • The channel will connect two sections of the Trinity River north of downtown as a way to improve the city’s flood protection.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This despite the fact that Trump spent his first term dismantling climate and clean air protections and spewing lies about renewable energy.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024

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