guard the exit

Frequency: 5.54.0 per million words

To stand at an exit to control who enters or leaves.

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Examples (10)

  • Security officers were stationed to guard the exit during the emergency evacuation.
  • Two police officers will guard the main exit to prevent anyone from leaving.
  • The bouncer's job is to guard the exit and check IDs as people leave.
  • Military personnel were assigned to guard every exit of the building.
  • The teacher asked students to guard the exit while she made an announcement.
  • Armed guards were deployed to guard the exit of the courthouse.
  • Hospital staff must guard the emergency exit during fire drills.
  • The prison warden ordered guards to guard all exits after the alarm sounded.
  • Volunteers helped guard the theater exit during the celebrity event.
  • Security cameras and personnel guard each exit of the shopping mall.