shield against

verb

shielded against; shielding against; shields against

: a protection from

Exercise and good nutrition are a shield against disease.

Examples of shield against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

They would be required to share information about how AI models work and the safeguards companies have in place to shield against misuse. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026

And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Depending on their size, owls can gobble up one to three rodents per day, functioning as a continuous automatic shield against property-damaging mice and rats. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026

Roman will be able to use its coronagraph like a shield against harsh starlight to spot planets that are otherwise difficult to see around other stars and identify them. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for shield against

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