How to Use shield in a Sentence

shield

1 of 2 noun
  • Just use your size, shield pucks.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The girls have won the shield last year.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The green plate at the base of each new pup is the shield frond.
    Mike Harrelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Trump has lost his tariff shield.
    Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Henry, though, will have no such shield.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Read more about the heat shield and reentry here.
    Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Awareness is your first shield.
    Christopher Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The long brim at the front shields your eyes and face from the sun's glare.
    Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
  • The shield was designed to melt away, not pop off in chunks.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Its back is a row of shields and churns the oceans to a frothing boil.
    Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The head shield, all of those tiles on the bottom, would be stripped off.
    ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That is not how the heat shield is supposed to behave.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This can impact how well the shield performs.
    Julian Dossett, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Petals are gone or reduced to scalelike shields.
    David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That loss shaped his humor, which became both a gift and a shield.
    Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Some have fashioned makeshift shields from plastic lunch trays.
    David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Or the good swarm comes to your aid and serves as your shield and protector.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • None of these are permanent shields.
    Matt Shumer, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The front shield does a decent job of keeping snow and wind out of your child’s face, too.
    Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Some cover the mouth and nose; others also have a shield for the eyes.
    Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Once the shields are gone, players can lower its health to defeat it.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • The noise could be a dust shield behind one of the brake rotors that is rubbing.
    John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Ukraine proposed a joint air defense shield with its allies.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The shield moves up and down to provide the most protection but was stuck that day.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
  • There’s a plastic shield in front of the cannon to put worried minds at ease.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Nostalgia, in the end, isn’t this sequel’s theme but its shield.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The heat shield and flaps didn’t always fare so well on past Starship test flights.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
  • The eyewear features a quadrate shield-lens, which is one piece that covers both eyes.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Shield laws and shield providers also are under challenges.
    Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
  • Even so, the show has pushed against the membrane of Friedland’s own comedic shield.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026

shield

2 of 2 verb
  • Look for a stop sign or shield icon.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Caps and scarves shield the searchers from the sun.
    ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • This will help shield them from some of the wind and ice.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • King clasps his head, ready to shield his eyes if need be.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
  • Most wear simple straw hats to shield them from the sun.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Agnes shielded her eyes and laughed at the obscene majesty of it all.
    Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Look away from the lunar face or find an object to shield it from view.
    Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2026
  • Planting near a fence, tree or shed can help shield them, Hart said.
    ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Her role was to drive ahead to set pace, then behind to shield him from traffic.
    Christina Ray Stanton, Time, 2 June 2026
  • Ronny shielded his eyes at a cop in the distance.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The oceans shield us from the full impacts of the climate crisis.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 5 May 2023
  • Ryan takes the lead, walking slightly ahead of Eva to shield her.
    Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 10 Sep. 2023
  • But time is running out to shield customers from sticker shock.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Parents cannot shield their children from all forms of failure.
    Kelly Glass, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
  • In summer, the front of the home is shielded by verdant trees and plants.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Cruz tucked her top into a pair of jeans, adding a trucker hat to shield her eyes from the sun.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • One witness jumped on the umpire to shield him and was struck, police said.
    Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Smart, low-lift ways to shield your entryway from winter wear.
    Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Instead of covering just your ears, the ear cups shield most of the side of your face.
    Elizabeth Djinis, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Heat-loving crops like tomatoes get shielded from blight.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.
    Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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