How to Use bodyguard in a Sentence

bodyguard

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  • They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.
  • And most thanks of all to my bodyguard, who stopped me [from] getting shot twice.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Gaga's bodyguard picked up the dog at the police station.
    — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The singer’s third dog, Miss Asia, was recovered by her bodyguard.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The military police said the bodyguard had fallen from a speeding car.
    — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Megan, and who can be presumed to be her bodyguard Justin, can be heard talking to each other and the bird in the background.
    — Kori Williams, Seventeen, 23 Dec. 2020
  • His bodyguard, up in the stands, considered reaching for the pistol in his binocular case.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2021
  • We never got seriously hurt, though Prince’s bodyguard roughed us up pretty good one time.
    — cleveland, 31 Jan. 2021
  • Julian King Monroe co-stars in the play as Malcolm’s wary bodyguard Rashad.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Among them was her on-again, off-again husband, Jeff Gillooly, and her sometime bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt.
    — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2020
  • When Jerry Jones believed Bryant needed a bodyguard to keep him out of trouble, Wells was called.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Kilpatrick admitted to falsely denying an extramarital affair from the witness stand in a wrongful discharge case brought by a former bodyguard.
    — Barbara McQuade, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That evening, Lewis ran into a friend from childhood, police officer Eugene Belton, who joked about leaving the force to work as Lewis’ bodyguard.
    — Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2021
  • News reports showed photographs of Lady Gaga’s bodyguard picking up the black-furred dog at the Hollywood Police station.
    — Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2021
  • In 2018, his gang killed a bodyguard and friend of Mr. Vollmer.
    — New York Times, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Daniels replied that Trump and his bodyguard are a unit.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • Four people were in the car: a driver and a bodyguard in front, the princess and her boyfriend in back.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Prigozhin, two of his top lieutenants, four bodyguards and the plane's crew were killed in a crash.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Ford stopped before reaching the gate and Francis got out with the help of a bodyguard.
    — Nicole Winfield, The Enquirer, 14 July 2021
  • So, for now, my colleagues have asked me to go around with a bodyguard.
    — TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Seated in the hall next to his bodyguard, Putin snickered and slumped in his chair.
    — Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Inside the house, there is an alarm, a bodyguard, and a panic room.
    — Tom Kellermann, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • In the melee, the bus driver was either knocked down or fell, and Fayed’s bodyguard fled the scene while the police were called.
    — Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The stakes are raised when Lee learns that the man who killed his sister is working as a bodyguard for Han.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
  • As well as his four bodyguards, the blast killed four bystanders and injured 16 more.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The bodyguard then put his arm around the president to protect him.
    — Sylvie Corbet, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
  • His bodyguard warned him fecal matter was found left in the bed.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Video footage shows one of the men snuffing the rapper, which then caused Ross’ bodyguards and camp to get involved.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 July 2024
  • Why didn’t the defense lawyers call Trump or the bodyguard to testify?
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
  • Ben Slater, 37, used to work as a bodyguard to British ambassadors abroad.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2021

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