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bodyguard

noun

Definition of bodyguard

as in guard

a person or group of people whose job is to protect someone They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.

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Recent Examples of bodyguard Princess Diana’s former bodyguard Ken Wharfe said in a new interview that the Princess of Wales would read the headlines about herself each morning. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026 We’re told that Severance‘s Lachman plays Impa, the bodyguard and advisor to up-and-comer Bo Bragason’s Princess Zelda. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 The mayor often is accompanied by a bodyguard but was not Thursday. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 Finally, there’s the Tower Penthouse Apartment, which occupies the top three floors of the hotel’s iconic tower and sleeps up to eight—not to mention a cozy single room for a traveling private chef or bodyguard. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bodyguard

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Noun

How can anyone dare to let their guard down and risk being hurt once again?

— Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
Rookie Carver Willis got first-team reps at right guard, and Jordan James saw action with the second team after missing time with a rib injury.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of guard

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Ryder Ajeto’s first touch in the box was deflected by a Florida defender, but Ajeto followed the ball and scored from eight yards to produce the final 3-1 margin.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Initially ruled a clean block in the 82nd minute, video review reversed the call and a handball was called on Angel City defender Sarah Gorden.

— Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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The toddler was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, accompanied by a police escort.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Her 2-year-old son was transported by Margate Fire Rescue to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, accompanied by a police escort.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of escort

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While the haunting serial murders are the mainstay within the show, Kay also smartly addresses resentments in the police department between patrol cops and detectives and even officers who turn on each other.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
The prosecution and defense said that while on patrol, Parks told a crowd of people outside Wylie Liquors Bar to leave the area.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Tunnel Tops also features a casual cafe, bar and pizzeria called Il Parco, as well as a rotating convoy of more than two dozen food trucks, serving everything from birria to doughnuts to poke.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
The reporters and military members were part of a convoy being escorted onto the base by uniformed public affairs staff in a government minivan when they were suddenly ordered out of their vehicles with their hands up, according to news reports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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