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verb

past tense of armor

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of armored
Adjective
An armored police vehicle travels toward the Canfield Mountain area outside Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday. Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 30 June 2025 Seven California men allegedly orchestrated what federal prosecutors say is the largest jewelry theft in U.S. history, with millions in gems and lavish watches stolen from an armored truck following an international jewelry trade show. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 June 2025 This year alone, Russia is expected to roll out 1,500 tanks, 3,000 armored vehicles, and 200 Iskander missiles. Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025 The transition, however, is more likely to take years, if not decades, as 90% of India's armored vehicles and 70% of its combat aircraft were of Russian origin as of 2023, according to research from Bernstein. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for armored
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armored
Verb
  • This chic sculptural white bottle contains four different retinoids, including pure retinol, encapsulated retinol, granactive retinoid, and bio-seletinoid to provide a multi-pronged, multi-phase approach to firming, plumping, and clarifying all skin types.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The blend of green and encapsulated flesh-tone pigments helps cancel out angry redness to leave behind a healthy glow.
    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Jennifer Kale is a witch who is very guarded and needs to learn how to trust people, and keeps getting tested on that over and over again throughout the show.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • The second photo saw a smiling Gomez sitting on a picnic blanket as food from Taco Bell surrounded her.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • His family said in an obituary that Meek died surrounded by family and friends.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The most popular activity in Crater Lake National Park is going on the Rim Drive around the lake and snapping photos of the bright-blue waters ringed by jagged volcanic formations.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armored. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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