How to Use ward in a Sentence

ward

1 of 2 noun

• They were wards of the state.
• She works in the cancer ward.
• Off the wards, though, things were harder.
  — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
• Shout it with me, then, shout it to the world, shout it to your ward.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
• Six hours later, Abibu is back in the wards.
  — Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
• This friction has moved from the ward into the streets.
  — Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
• Twenty winners will be drawn from each of the city’s three wards.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
• When word of her side hustle spread through the ward, Rae lost her job.
  — WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
• The wards look and feel different.
  — Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
• Guardians are paid for their services through the ward’s assets or by the state.
  — Christopher Cann, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2023
• Clay wrote in her ward newsletter.
  — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
• Up until that time, the campus gym had been used as a polling place for those wards.
  — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
• Seats are elected from each of the city’s wards and serve staggered, four-year terms.
  — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
• Seats are elected from each of the city’s wards and serve staggered, four-year terms.
  — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
• Seats are elected from each of the city’s wards and serve staggered, four-year terms.
  — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
• The patients do not exist for much of the world outside the ward.
  — Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
• Jessie Fuentes, 26th, said of her ward-level ban.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
• At that time, one of the wards became staffed only with midwives.
  — Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
• One issue both Scotts agree on is the need to tackle crime in the ward.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023
• Carr watches over her furry wards like a proud mother.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• Pinkins remains in custody on bond, and her son is now a ward of the state.
  — Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
• Lord Penward then says that Sophie is his ward.
  — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026
• Nurses on the ward are also given a box of cookies to share.
  — Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
• Kehr will represent the city’s second ward.
  — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
• For example, why is voter turnout so low in the ward where Brown was killed?
  — Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
• He was sent to a psychiatric ward for mental health issues.
  — Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 24 May 2026
• At that point, Loos’ daughter begged to be admitted to a psych ward.
  — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
• Mom is doing laps around the ward and recovering well.
  — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• Toppan died in 1938 at age 81, still a ward of the state.
  — Christina Coulter, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
• But they were turned away by the guards, who told them that the ward’s detainees had been transferred elsewhere.
  — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026

ward

2 of 2 verb

• Keep your car keys in your hand to use as a weapon to ward off an attack.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2021
• The first thing a forest seems to do is try to persist, or ward off change.
  — Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 18 May 2022
• And, to its defense, licorice does try to ward you off with its poisonous taste.
  — Rebecca Douglas, Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2022
• The trick is to use lighter colors that can ward off fading and warping.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2023
• The news was good enough to help Amazon ward off the summertime blues.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 28 July 2022
• Sitting on top of that spike is a gummy shark to ward off anyone who might be inclined to steal a bite.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 22 June 2022
• And what herb in the Middle Ages was believed to ward off evil spirits?
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022
• These easy tricks can help ward off a home disaster when temperatures drop.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2021
• Other ways to ward off a bear attack include carrying bear spray.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
• Some people like to carry bear bells on their hikes, hoping the noise will ward off the animals.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 9 Oct. 2021
• Try candles or sprays scented with citronella, lemon, or vanilla to ward them off.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
• The obstetrics ward at the hospital closed more than 15 years ago.
  — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
• Security teams must ward off threats coming from the outside.
  — Eoin Hinchy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• The man and his friends set up tents and chairs and wrapped the entire camp with plastic to ward off a 15-degree chill.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
• But the singer-songwriter is back with a new suite of songs to ward off any bad relationship juju.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022
• The honey that stingless bees make can ward off both fungal and microbial growth.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 5 Apr. 2022
• To ward off deer, farmers often invest in fencing, which can cost around $6 per linear foot.
  — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
• Include lots of salty ones, since that helps your body retain water and ward off dehydration.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2022
• And fat cells that are healthy and happy can help ward off a lot of human diseases, from cancer to diabetes.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
• Shea and aloe vera smooth and soften your hair, ward off dandruff, and replenish moisture.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 June 2022
• It is not understood, however, why gargling appears to ward off the flu.
  — Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2022
• For up to a year, your collagen will also be stimulated enough to help ward off new wrinkles.
  — Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021
• The best way to show up to the hill prepared is by bringing a waterproof ski jacket to ward off the elements.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2023
• With patience and faith—and someone to bear witness and ward off life’s longest solitude—another breath may come.
  — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 21 Oct. 2021
• Take the stress out of holiday hosting with simple tricks that reduce dish pileups, ward off stains, and streamline cleanup.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2021
• Twitter at first moved to ward off Musk, adopting a poison pill defense meant to make any takeover attempt costly.
  — Abram Brown, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• Infrastructure like the Grapevine might’ve also warded her off.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
• Take the Radiance necklace—its gold and diamond scales ward off danger, like a dragon’s hide.
  — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 6 Oct. 2022
• This merino wool tee from Proof is built to ward off stink, plus it’s reinforced with nylon to help keep its shape after being tossed in the wash.
  — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2022
• But what's done is done, and Dembe was able to get Park to the hospital in time to ward off most permanent damage.
  — Jodi Walker, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2021