How to Use protector in a Sentence
protector
noun- She sees her older brother as her protector.
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Or the good swarm comes to your aid and serves as your shield and protector.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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The first is a screen protector.
—Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 28 May 2026
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Green serves as the big-brother protector for the rest of the group.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
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Avoid dry feet as the seasons change with these fuzzy heel protectors.
—Emily Rochotte, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
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This time, Roberts played the role of protector.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
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Ervin was a protector, and that instinct didn’t stop at pets.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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Yabusele isn’t a rim protector but is made of brick.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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The rim protector was in the house, and all was well in Marmion’s world.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
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Rambler is best known for her work as a water and land protector.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Just as a side note, does anyone put a screen protector on an iPad?
—David Phelan, Forbes, 22 May 2021
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Grabbing a protector like Fano would go a long way.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
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Hang your pans or stack them with protectors or dish towels in between.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
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Dambo’s trolls are forest protectors but in a far more tender way.
—Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
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Upgrade to a screen protector designed to work for you -- not against you.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Etienne didn’t allow a sack as a pass protector last year.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
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Tyler Badie is a good pass protector, but didn’t provide much else.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
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Brown is a better pass protector than a run blocker.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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One league, the umpire would wear the chest protector under his shirt.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
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Mara has great touch around the rim and projects to be a quality rim protector with his length.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
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Two All-Star guards, good length on the wings and a great rim protector.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
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He was buried under the walls of the city in which his people lived, a protector even in death.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
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Strip off all bedding and mattress protectors to be washed.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
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Strip off all bedding and mattress protectors to be washed.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2026
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Buy the set, which includes the spray cleaner, odor protector, wipes and a brush.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
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Who among us doesn’t view themselves as a fierce protector of themselves?
—Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Two-way rim protectors are a difficult archetype to find.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Loki is no longer a trickster, but a protector.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
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At the 5, Allen serves as the rim protector, the last line of defense.
—Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
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Now my son is going to grow up without his father and protector.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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