guard against

phrasal verb

guarded against; guarding against; guards against

: to try to keep (something) from happening

Clean the wound to guard against infection.

That's the sort of thinking we have to guard against.

Examples of guard against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, since 2023 Russian Pantsirs have seen extensive combat battling the aforementioned Western weapons as well as Ukraine’s long-range strike drones, including deployments atop Moscow high-rises to guard against drone raids. —Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025

World & Nation Trump’s auto tariffs reignite concerns about GM’s future in South Korea May 16, 2025 U.S. military officials have largely been guarded against reducing the U.S. troop size in South Korea. —Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025

Male churchgoers at times escorted Prevost to guard against potential attacks, said Suiberto Vigo, 75, a community leader who worked closely with him. —Mitra Taj, New York Times, 17 May 2025

The big tech firms could be tempted to hold onto their cash to guard against the economic turmoil created by President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for guard against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed