guard against

verb

guarded against; guarding against; guards against

: to try to keep (something) from happening

Clean the wound to guard against infection.

That's the sort of thinking we have to guard against.

Examples of guard against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Government lawyers have argued that the project — the biggest structural change to the White House in more than 70 years — includes critical security features to guard against a range of threats, such as drones, ballistic missiles and biohazards. — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

In France, firefighters in the region around Bordeaux guarded against potential flare-ups inside a still-burning scar four times the size of Paris. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Only one of 27 ballistic missiles were shot down due to the country's dwindling supply of Patriot air defense missiles, the one weapon the country has to guard against such Russian attacks, Zelenskyy also said. — Greg Myre, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

However, coupling real-world satellite data with photorealistic image generation creates unprecedented misinformation risks that Google must guard against if the feature is to survive. — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for guard against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed