How to Use shield against in a Sentence

shield against

verb
  • Still, the vaccine doesn’t shield against every single strain, and not everyone has had the shots.
    — Julia Sullivan, SELF, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And the outer layer shields against the harsher elements.
    — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 7 Feb. 2026
  • This spiritual grounding acted as a shield against the temptations that come with money and fame.
    — Max Bacall , Nikos Degruccio , Alexia Cousoulas, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • By then, Idaho’s had a shield against litigation due to its exemption.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Strong fundamentals do not shield against sharp declines when market sentiment shifts.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Laughter is a wonderful shield against the negative energy around us.
    — Jd Linville, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The structure of the IPO is designed to shield against a premature wave of selling.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 17 June 2026
  • Rules become shields against uncertainty, not tools for performance.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • All species have a protective wax covering that resembles a fish scale and serves as a protective shield against predators.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The army said that al-Haddad had surrounded himself with Israeli hostages during the war as a shield against an attack.
    — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
  • This trend accelerated in December as the flag state emerged as a critical shield against drone strikes and vessel seizures.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Hence why our bodies may have evolved to view connection as a shield against danger—meaning, less of a need for inflammation and lower chronic disease risk.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The Great Basin in Nevada turned out to offer a natural shield against pesky interference.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 21 June 2026
  • Using immigrants as a shield against public safety is a classic example of the soft bigotry of low expectations.
    — Sameer Butt, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • For New Delhi, the tests mark another step toward a more advanced defensive shield against evolving missile threats.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
  • The revocable trust is a fundamental flaw, providing no shield against creditors.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • In the foreground of the painting was a car encampment with a tattered floral sheet woven through the windows, cloth tarps and couch cushions creating a shield against the elements.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Quantum measurement disturbance, ordinarily a nuisance, would serve as a shield against prying eyes.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
  • These enhancements provide users with a more robust shield against identity theft and personal privacy violations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The ozone layer functions as a global shield against harmful levels of ultraviolet solar radiation.
    — Solcyré Burga, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Fur is a common shield against harsh temperatures in the wintertime, and thanks to some innovative designs, there are plenty of faux options that offer the same levels of warmth and comfort.
    — Julia Guerra, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In regions of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, it has been used for generations as a symbolic shield against envy and ill intentions.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Powell, now a symbol of Fed autonomy, staying on has been seen by many analysts as a further shield against political intervention.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Individual rights were dramatically expanded, becoming not just a shield against state coercion but a sword to challenge any decision that a person felt was unfair.
    — Philip K. Howard, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Originally created in the 1900s to protect drivers and passengers in open-top cars, the coat was designed to shield against the elements for everyday ease.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Beyond the academic clout and a relatively small income boost, double majoring can offer a significant shield against economic volatility.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The report offered the clearest indication yet of how expensive the ambitious project could become, as well as the enormous technical and financial challenges of building a space-age shield against missile attacks.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 12 May 2026
  • Sun Bum Sunscreen Lotion not only shields against UVA and UVB rays but also moisturizes at the same time.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Later in the period, Sanders again attacked in the midrange, using his body as a shield against the pesky defense of Gary Payton II to get to his spot and hop into another field goal.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • As detailed here, American Raytheon Coyote and British Rapid Sentry systems provided an effective shield against drone strikes.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

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