guard against

phrasal 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

One way to guard against these scams, says Budorin, would be to establish an industry-wide standard for new crypto tokens, mandating features in the code that prevent developers from abusing their control over large amounts of the token. —Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024

Risks in all of these areas must be carefully assessed and guarded against. —Bernard Marr, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

Existing international agreements intend to protect civilians in the line of fire, not guard against systemic threats to civilians around the world. —Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024

To guard against any burden of administering this act, the legislation also establishes an 18-month grace period before implementation. —Pam Kohl and Bill Kiser, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024

To keep young people safe while using payment apps, money experts suggest taking these extra steps to guard against scams and overspending. —Kimberly Palmer Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024

OpenAI has not yet released its video technology for Sora, except to outside testers to figure out how to guard against misuse. —Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024

How to guard against mortgage scams Why do hackers target mortgage lenders? —Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024

To guard against manned and unmanned surface vessels that could pose threats, Stavridis said, commanders could position Navy SEALs or other armed personnel in small, high-speed boats, with Israeli security forces providing protection on land. —Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024