shield against
phrasal verb
shielded against; shielding against; shields against
: a protection from
Exercise and good nutrition are a shield against disease.
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Pores look minimized, skin has a soft matte finish with a translucent shield against free radicals.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 May 2025
By separating ownership from control, providing charging order protection and isolating assets, LPs offer a robust shield against creditors and lawsuits.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The chip is coated with a resist (in this case, a protective polymer resin layer to shield against ion implantation)—except for a tiny window of space that is left bare.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025
The books in the library are precious and fragile commodities, and the fight scene includes the two characters slamming their heads into the shelves and even using a book as a shield against a knife swipe.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 May 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 May 2025
By separating ownership from control, providing charging order protection and isolating assets, LPs offer a robust shield against creditors and lawsuits.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The chip is coated with a resist (in this case, a protective polymer resin layer to shield against ion implantation)—except for a tiny window of space that is left bare.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025
The books in the library are precious and fragile commodities, and the fight scene includes the two characters slamming their heads into the shelves and even using a book as a shield against a knife swipe.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for shield against
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“Shield against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shield%20against. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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