guard an embassy

Frequency: 6.85.9 per million words

To protect an embassy from attack or unauthorized entry.

embassyVERB + NOUN

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guard

Examples (10)

  • A team of elite marines was assigned to guard the embassy.
  • The American embassy is guarded 24 hours a day by local and federal forces.
  • During the political unrest, extra troops were brought in to guard the embassy against attacks.
  • It is their sworn duty to guard the embassy and its personnel.
  • Guarding an embassy in a volatile region is a high-stress job.
  • Additional security forces will guard the embassy throughout the international summit.
  • The soldiers who guarded the embassy were on constant high alert.
  • The captain ordered his platoon to guard the embassy's perimeter and allow no unauthorized access.
  • Only the most trusted soldiers are chosen to guard a foreign embassy.
  • He spent a decade of his career guarding the embassy in a war-torn country.