How to Use bodyguard in a Sentence

bodyguard

noun
  • They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.
  • In 2018, his gang killed a bodyguard and friend of Mr. Vollmer.
    New York Times, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Daniels replied that Trump and his bodyguard are a unit.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • Four people were in the car: a driver and a bodyguard in front, the princess and her boyfriend in back.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Prigozhin, two of his top lieutenants, four bodyguards and the plane's crew were killed in a crash.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Ford stopped before reaching the gate and Francis got out with the help of a bodyguard.
    Nicole Winfield, The Enquirer, 14 July 2021
  • And most thanks of all to my bodyguard, who stopped me [from] getting shot twice.
    Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • So, for now, my colleagues have asked me to go around with a bodyguard.
    TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Seated in the hall next to his bodyguard, Putin snickered and slumped in his chair.
    Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Inside the house, there is an alarm, a bodyguard, and a panic room.
    Tom Kellermann, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Prowse played a bodyguard in the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.
    Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2020
  • Gaga's bodyguard picked up the dog at the police station.
    Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 26 Feb. 2021
  • In the melee, the bus driver was either knocked down or fell, and Fayed’s bodyguard fled the scene while the police were called.
    Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The stakes are raised when Lee learns that the man who killed his sister is working as a bodyguard for Han.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
  • As well as his four bodyguards, the blast killed four bystanders and injured 16 more.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The bodyguard then put his arm around the president to protect him.
    Sylvie Corbet, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
  • His bodyguard warned him fecal matter was found left in the bed.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Video footage shows one of the men snuffing the rapper, which then caused Ross’ bodyguards and camp to get involved.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 July 2024
  • Why didn’t the defense lawyers call Trump or the bodyguard to testify?
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
  • Ben Slater, 37, used to work as a bodyguard to British ambassadors abroad.
    Peter Aitken, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Her bodyguards were by her side during her first few dates with Brunt.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The singer’s third dog, Miss Asia, was recovered by her bodyguard.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021
  • After the flight, the suit says Allen’s bodyguard followed her into the airport and asked for her phone number for the singer.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 9 June 2023
  • Megan, and who can be presumed to be her bodyguard Justin, can be heard talking to each other and the bird in the background.
    Kori Williams, Seventeen, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The Gold Stick in Waiting A fancy name for royal bodyguard.
    Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • Combs was in the backseat and his bodyguard, Sherman, was driving.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
  • There’s even a female bodyguard, Oliya Ruez, sent to protect Joe when things get dicey.
    Tracy Clark, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
  • This was last night at @PalaceAndOpera during #bodyguard .
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Hoskins again, this time as an ex-con who’s hired by a gangster (Michael Caine) to be the driver and bodyguard of a high-class call girl (Cathy Tyson).
    BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The man claims that Combs and his bodyguards made threats toward him before leaving the stockroom.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024

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