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.
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Officials say the change is needed to protect the city’s infrastructure and guard against copper thieves.
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Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Secondarily, however, the league wanted to guard against the scenario — one officials acknowledged was unlikely — whereby teams deep in the relegation zone started to tank to land the 31st pick.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 May 2026
To ensure predictability and guard against political manipulation, members would need to establish a new schedule of tariffs for any member state found in breach.
—Inu Manak, Time, 27 May 2026
The higher-grade fuel, designed to guard against evaporation as temperatures rise, can add up to 15 cents per gallon to the cost of a filling up, according to GasBuddy.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Secondarily, however, the league wanted to guard against the scenario — one officials acknowledged was unlikely — whereby teams deep in the relegation zone started to tank to land the 31st pick.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 May 2026
To ensure predictability and guard against political manipulation, members would need to establish a new schedule of tariffs for any member state found in breach.
—Inu Manak, Time, 27 May 2026
The higher-grade fuel, designed to guard against evaporation as temperatures rise, can add up to 15 cents per gallon to the cost of a filling up, according to GasBuddy.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for guard against
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“Guard against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guard%20against. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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