under guard

phrase

: in the position of someone (such as a prisoner) who is being watched by a guard

He was arrested and placed under guard.

Examples of under guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The players had been under guard by Australian Federal Police at a secret location in Brisbane to prevent any attempt by regime loyalists to either persuade or force them to return to Iran. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026

Daly is at a hospital receiving medical treatment under guard, prosecutors said. — CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026

While in custody, Dale Grogan reportedly began exhibiting increasingly erratic and self-destructive behavior, attempting to gouge out his own eyes while being held in the county jail, prompting deputies to intervene and transport him under guard to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment. — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025

Aita suffered stab wounds to the abdomen, back, face and neck and collapsed in a stairwell; his girlfriend underwent surgery and is being held under guard at the hospital. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for under guard

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard