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

Interwoven throughout are previously unheard phone calls the couple taped to guard against FBI surveillance. —Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025

On the earnings call, the CEO said the company's conversations with potential AI partners are focused on enabling new forms of fan engagement and guarding against uses that could dilute or misuse Disney IP. —Chloe Veltman, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025

They're also required to have a number of vaccinations to guard against infectious diseases like measles, polio, and hepatitis B. —Amanda Seitz, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025

When a mouse eats a high-fat, high-calorie meal, its body will make more insulin but also more GLP-1, to guard against weight gain. —Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for guard against

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