Collocations for "shielding"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shielding" in context.
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shield
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [cast-iron, steel, bulletproof] shield
- a [heat, protective, security, defensive] shield
- UK: wears [an ankle, a neck, a groin] shield
- carry a shield to [protect, avoid, prevent, keep]
- protected his [face, chest, body] with a shield
- [riot police, warriors, officers] armed with shields
- used a [child, hostage] as a human shield
- parried the [blows, arrows] with her shield
- the [bullets, arrows] peppered the shield
- the arrows [bounced, deflected, rebounded] off the shield
- the [officer, policeman] flashed his shield
- shield [yourself, them] from the [wind, rain, elements]
- shield your [eyes, face, shoulders] from the sun
- [he, the plants, the car] was shielded from the [rain, storm, hail]
- shielded from the [rain] with [an umbrella, a raincoat]
- shielded him from the [insults, truth, harsh reality]
- shield the [blow, blows, kicks]
- shielded by [bodyguards, minders, a vest]
- [she, the president, the celebrity] was shielded by [bodyguards]
- shield the [industry, company, nation] (from bankruptcy)