"protect" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Culver cried out as the leaping bodies slammed into him, his arms instinctively protecting his face.
- On the field, teammates instinctively protect one another.
- But this does not stop people instinctively protecting themselves and kin substitutes.
- Accidents occur within a very short time and a rider may not be able to instinctively protect him or herself when a crash takes place.
- Instantly the man cringed closer to the floor, instinctively protecting his head with his arms.
- Most rational, decent human beings would instinctively protect an infant, a helpless child.
- Many clinicians say yes: it is how we instinctively protect ourselves from childhood recollections that would otherwise be too dire to bear.
- He instinctively protected those weaker than he, dependent on him.
- Of course, most animals will instinctively protect their young, or their mates, at a cost to themselves; altruism is an ancient behavioral strategy.
- He instinctively protected those whom he thought were the victims of injustice or attacks by his enemies, even if they were guilty.
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