How to Use shield in a Sentence

shield

1 of 2 noun

• The green plate at the base of each new pup is the shield frond.
  — Mike Harrelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
• The long brim at the front shields your eyes and face from the sun's glare.
  — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
• There is even the shield used by Achilles, played by Brad Pitt, in the 2002 swords-and-sandal epic, Troy.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
• The shield moves up and down to provide the most protection but was stuck that day.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
• The front shield does a decent job of keeping snow and wind out of your child’s face, too.
  — Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
• Pick up a shield and spear and join these Cretan soldiers.
  — Cody Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2023
• The olive branch, stands for the settlers, and the peace pipe, for Indigenous people, appear on top of the shield.
  — Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
• Just pop in the cartridges that come with the device and set it down in a central area for a 15-foot zone bug shield.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 13 June 2023
• The shield of mystery around Opus Dei still needs to be fully removed.
  — Longreads, 22 Mar. 2024
• When the water is turned off, the self-cleaning wand retracts behind a shield.
  — Michael J. Coren, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
• The rain shield from this could envelop the South Coast for a few hours, bringing some showers.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
• This sheepskin mini-purse is a minimalist nod to the shape of the knight’s shield.
  — The Editors, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
• Press the shield button in the browser bar to see what sites have tried to collect your data or track your travels across the web.
  — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
• Some have fashioned makeshift shields from plastic lunch trays.
  — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
• Allies can even pick up the ax and wield it, and Titans can consume a grenade to turn it into a shield for attack.
  — Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Aug. 2023
• If denied his request for an immunity shield, the case could work its way up to the Supreme Court.
  — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
• The shield essentially acts as a soft place for your door knob to land, instead of banging up the wall and making noise.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
• Over 7: The number of years that a man was sentenced to prison for crushing a police officer with a shield on Jan. 6.
  — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023
• The ChromaPop lenses adapt to light changes, and the goggle-like size combined with the magnetic side shields protect the eyes from all angles.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
• In order to avoid excessive browning, add a shield of aluminum foil to the top for the last 25 minutes of baking.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023
• Because Horton was not under arrest, he was not handcuffed, and the shield was open.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 13 Apr. 2023
• There were no bag checks at the venue, and no bulletproof shield was provided for Kishida.
  — Mari Yamaguchi, ajc, 17 Apr. 2023
• When using the spray, never do it on a windy day, and use a piece of cardboard as a shield to protect desirable plants.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 29 July 2023
• As time went on, crowds of officers amassed in the hallway, some armed with rifles and ballistic shields.
  — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 24 May 2023
• Advertisement Gieswein was recorded with the lead group that was the first to breach the building using a riot shield and a piece of lumber.
  — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
• We were left with no alternative but to carry out our pledge to use our bodies as shields.
  — Tulika Bose, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2023
• These screen shields can be installed super fast, and use clear adhesive strips or slide mount tabs to adhere to the display.
  — Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2024
• On the other, one law enforcement officer with a shield stands in front of an officer with a long gun.
  — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• The Israel Defense Force said Hamas was using the hospital as a shield for its tunnels and ops centers.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2023
• Level 14 welding shields are another great way to do it.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024

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shield

2 of 2 verb

• The oceans shield us from the full impacts of the climate crisis.
  — Laura Paddison, CNN, 5 May 2023
• In summer, the front of the home is shielded by verdant trees and plants.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
• Ryan takes the lead, walking slightly ahead of Eva to shield her.
  — Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 10 Sep. 2023
• Instead of covering just your ears, the ear cups shield most of the side of your face.
  — Elizabeth Djinis, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2024
• The only light from the rest stop seeped through the cracks in the sandbags that shielded its windows.
  — Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• To shield the identity of the now 30-year-old victim, he was referred to in the case as John Doe 2.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• The report said a co-worker heard the nurse screaming and ran toward the room with a trash can to shield herself.
  — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
• Right then, the satellite is shielded from the solar wind, a handy fact for the researchers wanting to test the effects of the tail alone.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
• But in the many places brightened by sunshine, and shielded from the breeze, a sense of warmth and well-being seemed to expand by the minute.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
• The claim shields the officers’ names, citing the potential harm to them and their work.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
• The morgue was part of a complex of squat buildings shielded by an imposing set of walls and fences.
  — Longreads, 3 Aug. 2023
• The waves of strikes on the capital, which had largely been shielded from bombing since the start of the war, kill more than a dozen people.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
• If there is no way to shield it, the MBTA will power down the 600-volt third rail during the work, officials said.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
• And then comes the twist, which Legrand handles with care, shielding audiences from what could have been a cheap jump scare.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Sep. 2023
• Parents cannot shield their children from all forms of failure.
  — Kelly Glass, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
• The brand’s k18 peptide is meant to shield the hair shaft to reduce protein loss that can cause damage and breakage.
  — ELLE, 24 Aug. 2023
• This t-shirt from REI does just that with a three-panel hood equipped with an internal drawstring and long sleeves to shield from the heat.
  — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
• That can mean using a wooden panel to shield your partner from the heat of a glowing orb of lava.
  — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 7 Sep. 2023
• The war in Ukraine has been a distant prospect for millions of Muscovites, who have been shielded from the human toll of the invasion.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 June 2023
• Stay stylish and shielded from harmful rays all summer long.
  — Katie Dubow, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2023
• Parents were running, trying to shield their kids’ heads.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
• Plus, to shield your head and face from the rain, there's a three-panel hood and peak lapels that can be adjusted with a drawstring and toggle cinch.
  — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
• The best anoraks are the Eagle Scouts of jackets, ready to shield us from fickle outdoor conditions.
  — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
• Parenting often requires you to try to balance fear and love, honesty with the urge to shield.
  — Nicole Chung, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Apr. 2023
• But the defense systems can’t shield civilians from every harm.
  — Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2023
• The Grammy winner went all out in his attempt to shield his face from the paps, save covering his head with a paper bag.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
• Here, Whitman plays Lindsay, who was lectured in childhood to shield her spiky and odd side from peers in order to be liked.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023
• The lucky ones have tents; however, most sleep on the gravel and use their clothes to shield them from the elements and their backpacks as pillows.
  — Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
• The mother who died shielding her teenage son with her body, giving her life to save his -- giving him life for a second time.
  — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023
• The settlement also doesn't shield Google from more lawsuits revolving around the same issues covered in the class-action case.
  — Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024