stand guard
Frequency: 7.814.5 per million words
to be on duty as a guard
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Examples (10)
- A soldier stood guard outside the palace.
- Two officers were assigned to stand guard at the entrance.
- The loyal dog would stand guard by the door every night.
- We need someone to stand guard while we sleep.
- He volunteered to stand guard over the supplies.
- Police officers stand guard around the perimeter.
- She watched the cat stand guard over her kittens.
- They had to stand guard in freezing temperatures.
- The statue seems to stand guard over the ancient city.
- No one wanted to stand guard during the storm.