How to Use bodyguard in a Sentence

bodyguard

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  • They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.
  • 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
  • Seated in the hall next to his bodyguard, Putin snickered and slumped in his chair.
    — Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Her bodyguards were by her side during her first few dates with Brunt.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • After the flight, the suit says Allen’s bodyguard followed her into the airport and asked for her phone number for the singer.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 9 June 2023
  • The Gold Stick in Waiting A fancy name for royal bodyguard.
    — Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • There’s even a female bodyguard, Oliya Ruez, sent to protect Joe when things get dicey.
    — Tracy Clark, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
  • This was last night at @PalaceAndOpera during #bodyguard .
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The dog was not leashed but walked closely by his partner like a bodyguard or ever-ready prop against falls.
    — Sue Wunder, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 May 2023
  • As Sunny’s armed bodyguard, he’s trained to kill every threat.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Stahl asked Holland if the need for protection might come into play, such as with the goose and her emu bodyguard?
    — CBS News, 3 July 2022
  • Drottlee always has at least 2 bodyguards near him at all times.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Fox, 37, was shoved aside by the bodyguard during the quick melee and extracted by MGK, 33, as the guard went after the fairgoer.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • Dodi’s bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, rode in the front passenger seat.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The duo later made their way to Avenue, where they were seen making out as their bodyguards tried to block prying eyes.
    — Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • At the party, she was introduced to Movie Star by her bodyguard-slash-trainer.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Prince, her then-mentor, had his bodyguard take her shopping.
    — Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • There is no evidence that Marines captured Bourla or that his bodyguards were killed.
    — Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • She’s Midge Campbell in the play, a sultry Hollywood star who rolls into town with her own whiz-kid and a bodyguard.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 June 2023
  • The bodyguard, who stood below the stage, broke into a smirk before the music continued.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Their bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, was injured but survived.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The only bodyguard who ever came close to Dembe (Hisham Tawfiq)?
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 May 2023
  • In a video of the incident, the bodyguard put his forearm around the interloper’s neck and pulled him away from the Argentine athlete.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Due to the mysterious circumstances of John’s death, the police advised Johnson to hire a round-the-clock bodyguard.
    — Beatrice Hazlehurst, ELLE, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Durney, a Brooklyn native, turned away from a stressful life as a bodyguard to the stars, a job that took him around the world but away from his young family.
    — Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • In the sketch, the cast hilariously faced off against the infamous grumpy bodyguard (also played by Spears).
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Even just taking me under her wing as her bodyguard for that beginning stint of my career in NXT.
    — Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023

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