Example sentences for: shields

How can you use “shields” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Shields and Kate O'Beirne ( Capital Gang ) would like to see America use its economic muscle to force human rights reforms.

  • His "encyclopedic" press conference (Mark Shields, NewsHour With Jim Lehrer ) was Issue 1, his midweek cancellation of the deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Bosnia was Issue 2, and his disarming chat at the White House with conservative critics of affirmative action ranked as Issue 3.

  • In the middle of the town is the Bagh Bhairav Temple, under the eaves of which are swords and shields from the 18th-century siege.

  • "As president of the United States, he didn't feel he was potentially powerful enough to exercise" his options, said former Newt aide Tony Blankley, now opinionizing on CNN's Late Edition . Almost alone supporting the president was Mark Shields ( Capital Gang , NewsHour ), who said the "commando columnists" calling for Saddam's scalp must understand that assassinating him was "never a possibility" during Gulf War I and isn't "a possibility now."

  • Of course, notes Mark Shields ( NewsHour ), there's much risk in playing the villain.


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