I walked bent over against the cold, protecting my eyes with my arms. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I knew that my enemy breathed at my back, waiting to strike, I trusted Horatio to protect me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I was your guardian. But you are old enough to guard yourself. I have other things to protect.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It’s coming as surely as are the beasts that protect the mysteries of Challenger Deep. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I need him to be perfect and strong and to protect me from everything in the world that’s terrifying. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was trying to protect the both of us. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Beware of the men I have protected you from knowing, she had said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could stay and help protect Oak, help insulate him from Madoc’s influence. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They probably think they’re protecting me—don’t want me to worry. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I take it you’re Terminus, the god of boundaries. Jason told me you protect the city of New Rome, right? I’m Annabeth Chase, daughter of—” “Oh, I know who you are!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Another way of protecting yourself is to pray your soul clean each night at the foot of your bed, and I’d done that, too. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I can respect that. But this is not that. This is a defensive weapon. We may need it to protect ourselves.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you think she knew Danuta was a Jew? Because I think maybe she did. That she spread those rumors to protect her. And she has work that pays well.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He had passed the point of no return: He had given aid and comfort to Abraham Lincoln’s killers and now he lied about it to protect them. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the fact is, if my father thought that we might lose the lawsuit, “rearranging the finances” could have been a way to protect the family from a crushing financial blow. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

"My lord, a suspicious man might think you wished, to find a time when Sandor Clegane was not protecting King Joffrey, the better to do the boy some harm." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"You can either be my booty-boy and I'll protect you, or all these other dudes will take turns making you a mama." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But I have to stay away for good, to protect them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Your obedience speaks well for you. Come back tomorrow night prepared to leave. Meet me at Goodwife Peregrine’s house. I’ll ask her to give you some things to protect you on your way.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When one gets hit, the other reflexively closes down to protect what’s left of your vision. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I protect it from the wind with my hand and blow on it to make it catch. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

We swore that we would protect the code with our lives, and we kept our word. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course there was also a curtain on the side of the confessional to protect the sinners from curious eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Did my mother ask you to protect me?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She just took Ivy’s offered notebook, being sure to keep it protected under Gigi’s umbrella. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He wants to protect me from becoming like her. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t an ounce of fat to protect him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But she had to learn more, much more about each one of the heirs if she hoped to protect the victim of Sam Westing's revenge. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What was I supposed to do? It’s my job, Quinn. I was protecting the lady. I was just doing my job.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Once a goblin invited someone across the threshold into their home, it was their duty to serve and protect their guest, no matter what. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

If Snape had been in on protecting the Stone, it must have been easy to find out how the other teachers had guarded it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Blue Eyes could hand her over to her cult, and no one would think twice about protecting her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And she heard about pain and punches and money left behind and a little dog that would fight anything to protect his boy. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Using cardboard cutouts of cowboys, Indians, stagecoaches, and horses I’d glued to sticks, I projected a shadow show about a sheriff in the American Wild West who had to protect his town from bandits. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The mouse knew that as a knight, it was his duty to protect the princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

According to the Underdowns, the Belgians are bent on protecting against independent thought on native ground. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was safe then, protected altogether, by the time Cora opened the door. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the detective coiled back, bringing both hands up to protect her eyes, Jule yanked the leg of Noa’s jeans up. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But the trees couldn’t protect us from the wind. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In turn, I knew he would be protecting his stature by broadcasting all over the wire his threat to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Removing the monster was the best way to protect the people you loved. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She was torn, she said, between wanting to protect Claire and her sense of duty to Miss Peregrine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

On subsequent trips, when he was deported, he always stuck with one of these gang members to protect himself from any attacks. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“A bully. It's not fair. He doesn’t care about the city. All he wants to do is protect his name.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Three score soldiers followed close behind the captains, to protect the food wagons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She hoped that this name she could hardly pronounce would protect me, make me untouchable. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And though the American Medical Association had issued rules protecting laboratory animals in 1910, no such rules existed for humans until Nuremberg. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Patterson held his hand over his stomach as though protecting it from something. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They had stampeded in every direction, and we could not protect them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an effort to protect their superior status and economic position, the planters shifted their strategy for maintaining dominance. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The foragers’ secret of success, which protected them from starvation and malnutrition, was their varied diet. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my sister with me, protecting her without telling her why. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boys who should have been covered in wolf skins, protecting the new growth from hungry animals, had nothing to guard. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

"This is the work of a person far above eighteen years. This is no immature youth! The people must be protected from traitors like him! The Fatherland is at stake!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Osage, meanwhile, had taken their own steps to protect themselves against future plots, persuading Congress to pass a new law. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“If it had not been him it would have been another patron. There is no way to protect everyone. It’s impossible.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You think you were protecting us? Well, look where that got us. Manny...Robbie...” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

No group in the United States can be said to have experienced more privilege, and gone to greater lengths to protect it, than “the white man.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

If she was alive, how could I ask her to take care of her freak granddaughter—protect me and hide me—when there was a chance she couldn’t take care of herself? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I knew I would have to protect myself from that. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond her walls the yellow tents of the Yunkai’i stood in orderly rows beside the sea, protected by the ditches their slaves had dug for them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I have certain skills. Alas, they are not great enough to defend myself against the powers of Arawn. Today,” he added, “they were not enough to protect a brave companion.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Everybody knew everybody else, and everybody shared and protected everybody else. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When the wagon came to take us to the railroad station, Hari was carried out under a little tent of cloth to protect him from the dust along the road. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thousands of Americans would be shooting at them from trenches, protected by the tall dirt walls. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dany fell to her knees, crossing her arms over her belly to protect the child within. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We need enormous pockets, pockets big enough for our families, and our friends, and even the people who aren’t on our lists, people we’ve never met but still want to protect. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Kids I was trying to protect. And I didn’t think her plan would work, to come back here. I didn’t know what to do.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“He wanted to protect you,” my mom tells me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Uncle Son flares elbows into wings, lunges forward protecting his children. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I just knew I needed to protect myself.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I doubted my new reputation would be enough to protect me if they caught me trying to dig it up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dazed and disoriented, they would have made easy meals, but Bristle let them pass, as if obeying some code that protected those so terrified. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I looked at him and laughed, and said, "No, Daddy. Roofus is lucky. I protect him." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She herself arranged for them to put the letters in a box sealed with pitch and told them to place it in her grave in a way best to protect it from the dampness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how to protect them, how to keep them safe. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Not because my parents are the enemy; they’re the opposite—the people I love most in the world, and I want to protect them, even in a small way. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Hamlet’s intent was only to protect me. My dear son. Pity his madness! Poor Ophelia, forgive him and forgive me!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Okay, this guy is magic. He’ll protect you from bad spells and other kinds of weirdness you might not even be aware of.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Morris was lying to protect someone?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One or two birds returned, the ferns by the protected spring unrolled—very slowly, but they did. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can you imagine being forced to watch as the people you loved and protected were hunted down and dragged away, never to be seen again? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“You understand what I’m saying? You can’t protect him from everything.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Two mounts had gone into the Hall of the Gods solely to protect the frozen forms of Poppy, Arielle, and Burton. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Lithuanians who work with the Soviets. They give information about other people in order to protect themselves.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Personally, I would have been pleased to be walking now through hamlets and past farms rather than through some silent “protected corridor.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was the look he wore when he’d channeled his fear about everything into the singular focus of protecting her, when he had made decisions that could soothe his anxiety with their firmness, their surety. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She doesn't have an actual shell, of course, but whatever hard casing that protects her from life literally shifts before my eyes. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The Ptolemies paid Rome to protect them from uprisings by native Egyptians and occasional threats from tribes to the east. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Pinmei and Yishan stepped through the doorway, the stone walls protecting them from the wind even as the cold seeped through the lattice windows. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I sewed every free minute for four days, and when they were finished, I began a glove to protect my hand from Frightful’s sharp talons. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And who will protect us from my guards?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I had clutched it throughout the night, and woke to find myself still protecting it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I press my back against the side of the house, trying to protect myself under the eaves but it’s no use. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother explained it to me this way: she said that no one felt strong enough to spend his life protecting her from other men’s desire. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Athena Parthenos had been protecting the demigods, holding back the wrath of the earth, but even Athena’s might could only last so long against a primordial goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I wondered if her great beauty and massive fortune were enough to protect her from a lifetime of torture? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I also became interested in laws that protect human rights. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Thorn stood near Beefy, hands up and ready to protect him if the cuco came too close. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

At some point, they’d get tired of hooting about all the wealth, and start making sure they had the scavenge protected for themselves. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

In his opinion, he said, a white man who has never even killed a bushbuck for his family was not the expert on which god can protect our village. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back, back, back behind the thought of Grandpop telling him about Uncle Wood whupping on that dude, Cake, to protect Dad. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

On the tallest Half- Blood Hill, Thalia’s pine tree stood with the Golden Fleece hanging from its branches, magically protecting the camp from its enemies. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sticky felt a powerful urge to make up a lie—to protect the Whisperer. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Such as those used to carry rice, only perhaps double thickness, lined with more straw and silk. The vases would be well protected.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The parents of the quiet girl, on the other hand, protected both daughters. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The electric fence was the outer ring, protecting the world from us freaks. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The danger was recognised in time and the species protected, the most notable factor being the substitution of the Golden Snitch for the Snidget in the game of Quidditch. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my father’s absence, my mother nurtured and protected the significance and value of her husband’s endless devotion to human rights. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure my parents thought they were protecting me, but I always felt cheated. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Kendra set the silver bowl in a protected corner and retrieved one of the ladders. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

What steps are we willing to take to protect ourselves and our own from truth and consequences? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The bones formed patterns, like skeletal contortionists tumbling together, curling to protect the precious stones—a dance of death and riches. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The regular army had to protect the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was constantly getting sick, so his nervous parents tried to protect him by keeping him inside. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I do have to say, it’s nice to be protected for a change,” I said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gathered comfortably into the hills, she thought, protected and warm; Hill House is lucky. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Today, the presence of more than five hundred federally recognized nations is evidence of the successes Native peoples had as they fought to protect their nations, their homelands, and their families. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

But for as much of an emotional escape that reading provided, it couldn’t protect her from the physical threats. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But that wasn’t enough to protect us from what came next. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve always tried to protect him from it. At least I can do my best to shield her.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like he was breaking open on the inside, all the mental blocks he’d put up to protect himself rupturing one after another, flooding him with blood and bile. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And it sounds like she’ll do whatever she has to do to protect her people. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Armed guards were also protecting the food and supplies as well as the canoes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Many authors of stylebooks, such as Strunk and White, try to protect writers against this accidental hilarity with the advice to “keep related words together.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Just like when you stormed up to fight the Erudite with only a... a pocket knife to protect yourself.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t able to protect Mother and Ruth May from getting sick. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A good lord comforts and protects the weak and helpless," he told the Freys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be fine here. I can protect myself, but it’s not safe for either of you to be alone in the Wood.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Mithras protects us! I am the pater of this brotherhood—” “The father,” Annabeth translated. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her eyes said, You are betraying me, but wasn’t he protecting her? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The constant evolution or recycling of new strains of flu, with differing antigens, explains why your having gotten flu two years ago didn’t protect you against the different strain that arrived this year. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The trees held their protecting shadow right up to the walls of the house that rose among them, making obsolete the deep porch that wrapped around the first story. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We will absolutely make sure her privacy is protected.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

They wouldn’t let anything happen to him—as though they had the power to protect him, or even themselves. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

States and governments could not buy and protect these holy trees. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the table, under a wooden bowl to protect it from hungry rats and cats alike, sits a perfect little goat cheese wrapped in basil leaves. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We hurried over and eagerly read about the many features that protected astronauts against the extreme temperatures and radiation. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

While he felt it was his job to protect Angel, he also needed to get out. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to protect him—at that moment, it was suddenly clear to me exactly what I wanted: to protect them, all of them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I told Mom that I would protect it from the wind and water it every day so that it could grow nice and tall and straight. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

White thought that he detected some element of remorse in him, as if he wanted to unburden himself, to protect his wife and children. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He lied to protect the stellar image of the FBI. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

What they were really talking about was the need to protect Southern women from the depravity of black men, who—whites all knew—were sexual brutes craving white female flesh. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” I started, “it’s another way to think —” “No person has protected me,” Bouain interrupted. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I think Grandpa makes up phony excuses for her not being around. This is a dangerous place. He has lied about other things. I get the feeling he’s trying to protect us from the truth.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I would need to be there to protect him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It was protected by the mountains and brave soldiers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe it has something to do with his armor—maybe the only way to protect his heart is to not care about anything. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The police seemed uninterested, so Mrs. Harrison decided to protect herself. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jamie’s voice was muted since his forearms were protecting his mouth. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

No building would protect him from the force of a cannonball. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Panthers on TV said they were in communities to protect poor black people from the powerful; to provide things like food, clothing, and medical help; and to fight racism. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though a necklace wouldn’t protect her from the murderer, and even though Elena had some agenda she was being cagey about, Celaena wouldn’t take it off. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“No. I guess it was because ... I think it’s important to protect people. To stand up for people. Like you did for me.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ma believed that Caroline and I would be well protected by the red panties. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The red puccoon dye protects my back, chest, arms, and legs from insects and the burning of the sun, and my moccasins protect my feet for running. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"A king's place is with his people. Besides, if I fail—as I might against such a she-devil—who would there be to protect this land of Danes?" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she had come to the gateway they protected, and past the gateway the trees continued. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The more fragile the animal, the more it needs to protect itself. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I practically needed an Iguanador Nation force shield to protect me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It would have been wrong to say that the players’ behavior posed a constant challenge to authorities, because by their account authorities made no effort to stop them and in many cases protected them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then caterpillars go to sleep inside a thing called a cocoon they make to protect themselves. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He protected his two helpless daughters and sent them safely home after their father’s death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked mostly at the floor, to her feet, and when she looked up and raised her arms above her head, she closed her eyes, kept her world private and protected. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But when the septon climbed on high and called upon the gods to protect and defend their true and noble king, Sansa got to her feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was from a men’s regiment of fighter planes who’d been assigned to protect the Pe-2 bombers on their next mission. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I began to see the world as a deadly and hostile place, where no one, not even my father or my brothers or my church, could protect me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The window overlooked a side street, partly protected from the encroaching desert. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t even protect yourself in high school! Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m not protecting him. If you kill him, I’ll lose you. I need you.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I had always felt protected by my father, my grandfather, my brothers, and my church. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, Pita left our mother’s side and wrapped herself around me, as if I and I alone could protect her from the stranger Papá had become. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then another 350 armed paratroopers circled the school building to protect the black students from violence. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He could never leave Ma and her delicious cooking; his sister, Rupa, who coddled and teased him; and Baba, who protected and provided for all of them. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I know very well that the President didn’t send those soldiers just to protect me but to show support for an idea—the idea that a governor can’t ignore federal laws. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m well protected here. There are eight bodyguards on my premises alone.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That agent’s been fooling around with her. He told you she had a disease so that you’d be scared to bother her. He was protecting her from you.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when necessary, how to put down and further degrade his own people in order to protect his new identity. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They squatted on Indigenous lands and built towns, confident that the US military would protect them. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

This is not the work of an osprey mom, who protects her baby no matter what. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I pretend out loud that I’ve built him a majestic castle, describing every brick and barrier and weapon that will protect him from the monsters outside. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Arion stood over her, trying to protect her, rearing and swatting at the giant with his front hooves. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then they’d be escorted back to Engels by armed fighter planes ready to protect them if the enemy tried to shoot them down. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

"Pong. That's the name for a protector. You protect my little brother here?" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They too were able to use the Runes to protect themselves. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doubted too that God had protected his father from the vengeance of guards. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She wanted enough to protect herself as well. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We had to protect ourselves when we went inside. We knew that Marburg is transmitted by the aerosol route.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever Grandma prayed, she made the world around her feel protected, safe, eternal. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“His aura is a reddish orange—protective. I think he’s been protecting Quinton all this time.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Some were in the concentration camps, others were hidden and protected by non-Jewish families—like what those French nuns did for Link’s grandma. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Raymie stood in the doorway holding Florence close to her chest, as if the book could protect her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Was that the only way he knew to protect us? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Piper had no help, no way to protect him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They say he’s got fat peacocks strutting around in a courtyard, protected by high walls, pecking up grain from silver plates inscribed with Moorish designs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Molly’s parents feel good about having made such a smart choice to protect their daughter. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

"I might have killed every man of you and given your women to my soldiers for their pleasure, but instead I protected you. Is this the thanks you offer?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My body still protected by the tree, I peer out to look at her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The othernet. It’s the protected part of the internet we use in the supernatural world.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It must be exceptionally awful to be you today. I bet all the ladies were begging you to protect them from the murderer inside our walls.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I live in luxury with AC, a door that bolts, a large window protected by an intact screen—just like a tourist or a business traveler. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The look that falls over Brandy’s face tells me that Tressa doesn’t protect her feelings, either. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“They wanted to be safe and protected and have a pleasant life,” Volpe said. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It may have been because we remembered the suffering and courage of our grandfathers who fought as warriors to protect our land and our people. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman waited, her knife hooked downward, her gloved left hand raised to protect her neck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like to send you to the home of a heathen, but God will protect you,” Papa said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The thin, patchy blanket didn’t protect him from the cold desert night like his thick blanket at home did. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

We arm ourselves and stock up, but only to protect ourselves from the chaos. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I told myself I was protecting my daughter. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“He promised me he’d be safe in America. That he could protect himself. But we’re never safe—none of us—not really.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She wore doeskin gloves, with gauntlets that protected her wrists. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ursa Major is up there, right where she’s supposed to be—protecting her daughter. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Today, both business owners and the public are far more aware of the necessity of protecting the worker. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t protect his own hall, much less theirs. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly I dug a hole for the shellfish, rolled a heavy stone over the opening to protect them from the wild dogs, and started off toward the south part of the island. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old dog Fred had protected that fateful night crawled out from underneath the dumpster. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I thought that when two American destroyers arrived, along with die Dutch cruiser Van Kingsbergen, to protect the lake tankers, Mother would change her mind. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

To protect myself I'd have to, or the drunks would gang me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we don’t clean up and protect our earth, spring may grow as quiet as Juliet’s tomb.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

In the old days, people had carried around these little chunks of wild parsnip root to protect themselves from poisonous snakes, and so what if rattlesnakes had always been as rare as money in Milagro? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had to protect you,” she says into my hair. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Buttercup’s eyes reflect the faint glow of the safety light over the door as he lies in the crook of Prim’s arm, back on the job, protecting her from the night. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I can already tell that I’m going to have to carry around a towel to protect myself. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I came here to protect as many people as I could. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Still, there was a lot of chaos as the parents of the flayers rushed to their sons on the floor in an effort to protect them from whatever this onslaught was. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

TJ’s cheeks turn pink, and I stand in front of him like a mother bear protecting her cub. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was noted exactly which regiments were on duty in different parts of Boston and how strong were the earthworks Gage was putting up to protect his men if‘the country should rush in.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though they were there to protect me, I didn’t feel safe. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I lay on top of my suitcase, protecting Dombey and Son, the stone, my drawings, and our family photo. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

When people till and sow the land, anthropologists say, they set up systems to protect their investment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But it is not my responsibility to protect a predator. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“We can’t keep protecting him,” Mom whispered to Dad, who was driving. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They were not going to observe what they considered the legal niceties that protected terrorists or permitted convicted prisoners certain rights in jail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Oval Office, tarps were being spread out on the floor to protect the rug. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“When your mother dies, even though you’re a grownup, it feels like the person who’s supposed to protect and love you most in the whole world is gone. And you’re very alone.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

About half of her hair is protected by a silk bonnet. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She had protected him, at least for the moment, by sending the guards to the wrong place. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need to be protected. I can use a sword as well as Duck. I’m half a knight.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s protecting me and the needle is keeping this ground still.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

From a distance, she’d seen the island was protected by another wall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"The right to self-defense is protected under local and federal law. The tragic loss of one so young to violence renews our resolve to quell gang activity in Underhill." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My father would not be able to protect us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Lindy’s drawing up articles of incorporation, which will protect your personal assets from any real or perceived vulnerabilities or liabilities of a professional nature.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve constructed this new life carefully enough to feel that I'm protecting myself and my family as best I can. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Metal rails had been lifted with a clanking sound, so she was protected on either side. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You want to protect those of your own species. It’s a natural instinct.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was only ten years old, and too small to protect herself. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then send for extra troops. I want backup when Day shows up to protect his family.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The trees seemed to have moved at their tops, leaning toward each other to create a roof across the path; they would protect him from rain, he realized, and perhaps that was a good thing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Doc turned up the wick on his hurricane lamp, an old oil one with a tall glass cover to protect the light when it was windy. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He pushed away a pile of papers and very carefully laid the protected sheet on his desk. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Matt settled in a corner with his head cradled in his arms to protect his face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can protect other buildings that are threatened,” the young scythe said, “but you’ll let this entire compound burn to the ground.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The young woman’s free, affectionate, adventurous personality fascinated him, and her appearance of a disguised rat aroused in him a tortured eagerness to protect her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a boat does not have sons, and a boat cannot protect itself, and a wounded boat does not heal. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Yeller was a good family dog who got bit by a rabid wolf while protecting the family. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Each side has a cloak of hide to protect—one, that of a yellow deer; the other, that of silvery fox fur. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We were trying to protect your uncle. They were going to help us,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Beneath her hands she protected her worn dolly and her new dolly. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I am a military emissary caught in enemy territory masquerading as a civilian. I count as a spy. The Geneva Convention doesn’t protect me.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

In his first month in office, Barack signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which helped protect workers from wage discrimination based on factors like gender, race, or age. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Draw a circle, step into it, it will protect you. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The moment Jon set the letter aside, the parchment curled up again, as if eager to protect its secrets. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Gnadenhütten massacre was proof to Indigenous people that even being Christians and pacifists would not protect them. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

In my case, to protect myself from Richard Parker while I trained him, I made a shield with a turtle shell. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were calling my name, asking God to protect me when I walked into the lion’s den at Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Saturdays, she and Ofelia went to the beauty parlor and returned with identical helmets of girlish curls, which they protected fiercely with hairpins and kerchiefs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To me, that means I have to protect all parts of you: your body, your mind, and your heart. And there are some things I don’t think you’re ready to know. Not just yet, okay?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The storms and the wind came from the north-northwest and they had the hill in back to protect them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

They all had a terror of him and his gnarled raptor hands, and the bigger boys, sooner than protect the smaller, sent them to his lair in their stead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He did everything in his power to protect us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Some deep outrage is here. My son must have a chance. That is what they are striking at. My friends will protect me.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, his hand flashes up to protect his throat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I unwrapped the scrap of treated canvas I used to protect it and was relieved to find it dry and well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We know you love us. We know you want to protect us. But maybe we’re ready to see a little bit of the world outside of Sutton.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But because I'm a girl and the academic star of my class, many kindhearted teachers have gone out of their way to protect me. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would I arrive in his time still moving, but without the car to protect me? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He did not have a coat, hat, or gloves to protect him from the bitter cold. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

My instinct was to say yes, as if, on some deep level, I too wanted to protect Baba’s secret. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Didn’t the Lord protect the Hebrew children in the fiery furnace and didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter that we found him in a wrecked boat in a river. He’s my son, and I would die a thousand more times to protect him.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He unlocks the door, takes off his shoes, puts them on the plastic runner that his father must have placed there to protect the plush off- white wall-to-wall carpeting. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I paced the floor holding my wide-brimmed Mexican hat against my chest to protect it from being crushed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Besides, it just makes sense to protect each other. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I think, in a way, Lucas felt like it was part of his duty in the world to protect those kids. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The two of them almost crashed into each other directly under the Berg, and Mark immediately leaned in to try to protect both of them with his shield. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

What happened to that instinct to protect him? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Your mom would do that too, with one pinky, while fighting off that anaconda with her other hand. To protect you, she’d do just about anything.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sign must have protected them from sunlight and the elements. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The basement remained, a great square hole in the ground; and in its crumbling walls, protected from the wind and snow, numerous small creatures lived. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The tub had protected her, just like her sister promised it would. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“And I guess you wanted to protect me, too. But I didn’t want to go back to Brooklyn!” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I guess he was trying to protect me from those two pitiful dead creatures. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Vatete's husband and one other man went along to protect them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Bledsoe is right, I told myself, he's right; the school and what it stands for have to be protected. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cupped my hand around my lighter to protect the flame from the slight breeze and lit up. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

It is my fondest hope that a new generation of witches and wizards will find in its pages fresh reason to love and protect the incredible beasts with whom we share magic. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother jumped in front of the gun to protect everyone, and that’s when she took the first bullet, not in her leg but in her butt cheek. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But in reality his is only a little boy, a little boy who feels helpless and unable to protect his own family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I resolve to do everything I can to protect them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, they’d be protecting the strategic city of Saratov on the banks of the Volga River. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But truth be told, Mae and Birdie didn’t seem to need protecting. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

To their shock, however, that wasn’t enough to protect them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He knew he would do whatever gods or men required of him to protect the other three. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Very frightening. I can’t even imagine it. We really have to protect people from wrong choices.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The servant does not cry out or lift his hands to protect himself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Secretly, I was relieved that I wouldn’t have to deal with getting Beck down the problematic slopes to come, most of which were not protected by fixed lines. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Nico slashed and hacked his way through the enemy, trying to protect the pedestrians as best he could. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“They protect him from his own popularity. Where’ve you been living all these years?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“A businessman has to protect himself. If anything happened, he was finished. And it happened. Go on.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh God, he’s dead,” she sobbed, leaning over the body of the old man who had filled her childhood with stories and protected her clandestine love affair. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You would have been good at protecting, too,” I said confidently. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Despite Abraham Lincoln’s assassination just sixteen years earlier, President Garfield did not have armed guards protecting him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

At least he protected the secrets of her house. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He said, “I protect the people I care about, Henry.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Try to protect him from further pain and sorrow by pretending and ignoring? Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I thought of the food we would need to gather and how best to protect it from the wild dogs when we were not in the village. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cupped one hand over his pocket, which left only the other hand for protecting himself. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

And the throw-pillows on the sofa hadn’t been thrown at all, but were regularly spaced on the clear plastic covers that protected the upholstery. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Knights are sworn to defend the weak, protect women, and fight for the right, but none of them did a thing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

These were members of the Royal Family’s personal guard: ruthless, lightning-swift soldiers trained from birth to protect and kill. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I am angry to protect you, because that is what I was born to do. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I set my Agulen wolf on the table next to my bed so he could protect my sleep. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The suit protected Holly from the worst of the elements, but she could still feel the chill sinking into her bones. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The captain fiddles with his beard, then says, “She protects us from the challenges we will face before we reach our destination. The monsters toward which we sail.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He led the digging while Hazel explained to the bird, as well as he could, how they lived, their ways of protecting themselves from their enemies and the kind of shelter they could provide. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the farmers far and near knew it and protected it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was clear that whatever power had used me to protect Rufus had not provided for my own protection. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Women received theirs in their own rooms and were kept separated from the men to protect their reputations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He protected us and the wild places of the earth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Far from protecting demonstrators, the Durham police often initiated the violence. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“A lot of us could have lost our jobs over excavating the park, but she protected us all. Every man out there that night kept his job thanks to her.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I just know that to protect myself, I often have to rub dirt and charcoal on my skin to look as dark as the base people. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh no. No, no, no. We weren’t—I wasn’t—I don’t want to put Starr out there like that. Quite the opposite, actually. I want to protect her privacy.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Several tug at the stitching upon their shirts—Liberty to Slaves—which they believed talismanic, as the inscriptions of the African mallams are said to protect against all injury. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

They remind you how rough the neighborhood can get, and they promise to protect you. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He found what he needed and hurried back, but not so quickly this time, so as to protect what he carried. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Also, every ‘good’ human being is supposed to love others as himself, protect his fellow man, risk his life to save another. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

This was caused by little pieces of our heat shield burning up and coming off, as it was supposed to do, to protect us from the searing frictional heat. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around, taller mountains loomed like strong guardians protecting the sacred space. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

At first it was just sprinkling, and the rocks and cliff mostly protected us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Harvard’s football coach dismissed his 125-man team, telling them that protecting Boston was more important than football. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t needed to password protect his computer to keep them from prying or hide anything he didn’t want them to see. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Northern white elites were sympathetic to the demand for their “property rights” to be respected, as they, too, wanted the Constitution to protect their property interests. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

This way they’re protected, they can fulfill their biological destinies in peace. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s motion—that sweeping kick of his boot through the doorway with its conflicting messages of goodwill and threat—had reminded him that he needed to protect his boy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

"I gave you food," said Jack, "and my hunters will protect you from the beast. Who will join my tribe?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Is it best to let owners set rules, which is likely to give all of us cheaper coal, or to have the government set standards, which is more likely to protect workers and the environment? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I have to ask because...well, it’s not just a white thing, if that makes sense. I’ve had people who weren’t black say creepy things to me, and I gotta protect myself.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"We have to protect our gains. It's inevitable that some must make greater sacrifices than others . . ." "That 'some' being my people . . ." "In this instance, yes." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever the reason, Ren is no amateur at dealing with his security, and he knows how to protect himself in ways far beyond the average player. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hunched over like an old man, protecting, I guess, my ribs—they hurt more when I stood straight. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It would be wise for you to protect yourself. There are many creatures that would love a tasty little morsel like you as a snack,” Mother Water Monster said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

"So far he's the one who's been protecting me," Pong answered. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I drop the spile, forget where I am or what lies ahead, only know I must reach her, protect her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike the Great Library of Orynth, here there were no Master Scholars to protect the invaluable books. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Porter tries to push them back, protecting his general. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“What about ‘It’s important to protect yourself because it’s impossible to protect yourself’?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The yellow fox was more skilled, but Pax’s fighting was fueled by an instinct to protect. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I was able to take eight steps between the sides of the fence, which gave me all the room I would need to store the things I gathered and wished to protect. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Guard is good. The Guard protects us all.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The night before she was to leave, she held my head against her body, as if to protect me from a danger I could not see. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing a seven-year-old could do to stop the search, but somehow I felt better knowing that his thoughts were on protecting me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Let your daughter go back to school, and she will be protected,” one of the men said, handing Mother Lois an envelope. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there in the mouth, I can see a tent pack that would protect from almost any sort of weather. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“No, no, I get it. I’m just messing with you. I think the same thing sometimes. Like Daddy had to leave without telling us anything to protect us.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

One of Uncle Kufa’s hunting dogs had been drowned by a mother protecting two cubs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can only imagine that he wanted to protect you,” she said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She learned also that Pax had protected Gray, had fed him, had cleaned his wounds, for which she was grateful. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Is the firewood okay in the ocean like this? Does the layer of air around you protect it?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I move forward in time and watch the Mother Jaguar attacking me to protect her children. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Acheson’s position was harassed enough without giving McCarthy the opportunity to announce that our government let radicals protected by U.S. passports set back the American way of life. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

"To protect the Fatherland. The enemy will stop at nothing to destroy our will to victory. Their propaganda caused us to lose the Great War." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way I could protect myself or fight back because Marissa was so big and overpowering. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost all of my body was protected and I was breathing canned air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such a sign is even posted at Helmuth's church to protect the church from Jews. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

You have to stay here to protect your sister. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Cheii Chizh doesn’t bite. You know all those bugs that do bite, like mosquitoes? Spiders eat them. So, in a way, spiders protect us.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It held them together, and it protected them from outside forces, the cold, the damp, people. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We can broker a truce with your dad, Nailer. I can protect you.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

His tremor, the mistakes...I could have protected him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They would join the army reserve or the auxiliary police like her, and protect what was theirs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Removing it, she thrust it deep into her pocket, where the curve of her old body surely protected many secrets. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Grover, his best friend, had protected Percy for almost a year before Percy even realized he was a demigod, and Grover had almost gotten killed by the Minotaur. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The Turks wanted to invade all along. That malarkey about ‘protecting the Constitution’ was just a pretext.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I clutched at a blanket to protect myself while also trying to catch some of the fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to go in first and secure the village and then we were to protect it overnight or until it was decided that the VC in the area weren’t a threat. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Berg didn’t explain how releasing Henrietta’s name to the public would have protected the privacy or rights of her family. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

You think of Jonah, who, after enduring being partially digested by the whale, burst into tears on a mountaintop when the gourd vine protecting him from the sun was devoured by a worm and died. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“And if it does fall into his grasp,” said Dumbledore, almost, it seemed, as an aside, “I have your word that you will do all in your power to protect the students of Hogwarts?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They were successful in protecting their grain stores and, for a time, kept the British from moving beyond the Jamestown fort. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The village children could swim and play in the one protected section where the water was shallow and slow. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“They are engaged to protect our property, you understand?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nest rested near the trunk, protected from both the wind and the rain. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

No one could really fault him for trying to protect what was ours. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t think anybody had expected the case to turn into a lesson about protecting our fellow officers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They chose our company because we protect buildings with a combination of guards, dogs, and sensors. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“He’s worried if our numbers get down too low, there won’t be enough people here to protect the camp.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

His comments about Jews and the crimes of the United States had stirred things up, but as an American citizen wasn’t he protected by the First Amendment? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And then you look into your parents’ bloodshot eyes, and you realize they want to protect her, too. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

People tried to hide their identities, disguised their family histories, and even changed their names to protect themselves and their children. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“These trees aren’t useless. They protect the underbrush from sunlight, which keeps the soil from eroding.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

To protect Khouy from being conscripted into the army and Laine from being abducted by soldiers, they are married quickly in a quiet, secret ceremony with both sets of parents giving their blessings. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isn’t there some law that protects the privacy of people in public places? Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wasi was sturdy, built of tightly stacked stones with a thick thatched roof, but it could not protect us from the creeping fingers of the cold night air. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She blew on her hands and pulled up her coat collar to protect her ears. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he seemed to remember he had a reputation to protect and he forced a scowl. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I could create barriers to protect myself that were invisible to my opponents. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make things worse, the island where Derek Mays was poaching was deep in Everglades National Park, which is totally protected. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Now that the Secret Service would be protecting us for years to come, the agency selected official code names for us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Thorn’s head whipped to the right, and her hand flew up to protect her face too late. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was said that its existence protected decent women. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And if these creatures both protected and attacked her... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I get that, but I assure you she’ll be protected. If you don’t trust the system, can you at least trust me?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A committee was formed to lead efforts to protect black people from any further violence. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Once the source of their personal misfortune was identified, they had leave to protect and love one another. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But that morning I had little doubt: I’d never be protected again. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I saw a kindness there, and believe he means to protect us, really. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The latrines that ringed the encampment were overflowing and swarming with flies, and she saw faint greenish fuzz on many of the sharpened stakes that protected the perimeters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Do what you have to. And Percy... can you protect him?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Athena’s other hand rested on a shield as big as a billboard, with a sculpted snake peeking out from behind, as if Athena was protecting it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Both also wore amulets dangling from one wrist, to protect them from khefts. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The windshield, he figured, would protect his eyes by filtering out the blast’s harmful ultraviolet light—and would give him a better view than the welder’s glass. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to protect his house, and after Katrina passed, he realized he needed food, and couldn't walk to any stores nearby. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The authorities in charge of protecting the burrowing owls would never block construction of the pancake house based on such fuzzy evidence. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother said my rage was a real threat and that Shawn had a right to protect his family. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I was too well protected against the great fear of boys’ school life, which is to be “taken in.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He understood that they were protecting their territory, just like he was trained to do in the military. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Walls had been constructed out of wood, scrap metal, cars, anything big and strong enough to protect what was inside: a mostly burned-out urban center. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He was known around the department as a man ferociously devoted to protecting his family and his colleagues. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In the old days, the watermen would lower their sails and use them as tents to protect themselves from the rain. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though we mourned when other people on the island lost family and friends and property, the deepest part of me trusted that Gran would protect us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And when it was finally my turn to present my question and research, I said, “I’ve been wondering about breakable things, and how to protect them.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"I kept you hidden to protect you, but now I wonder if that was the right thing to do." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I can see now what it’s for, what it was always for: to keep the core of yourself out of reach, enclosed, protected. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shoji doesn’t want me too close—he’s protecting his heart too. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They put their hands up by their faces to protect themselves, as Four taught us, and shuffle in a circle around each other. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Each was at the centre of a number of twigs that were tightly curled around it—to protect it, I supposed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her job was to protect women in the room from unwanted male attention, and she didn't like the way he was loitering close by. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lyra picked up the alethiometer and folded its velvet cloth over it, like a mother protecting her child, before putting it back in her rucksack. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear their words voiced in so many ways, since as early as I can remember, trying to protect me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Last night, we ran into heavy fighting in an area we’ve been trying to protect for some time. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t belong in the village anymore. You’re worthless, with that leg. Your mother always protected you but she’s gone now. You should go too. Why didn’t you just stay in the Field?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to think about it. But if you would marry me I could protect you. No one could hurt you again.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She awoke from a long childhood in which she had always been protected and surrounded by attention and comforts, with no responsibilities. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They not only have to protect their bodies, but they have to protect their name and their story. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I was told they were community ministers and lawyers, coming along to protect us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly sealed the helmet to protect her eyes, riding out the final barrage of rocks. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Here in my domain, there is no one to protect. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Now he turns to see the gun, and Alyssa uses the moment to break free, instantly distancing herself and going straight to Garrett to protect him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

With my last effort, my hand instinctively raised to protect my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He fell to his side and held both arms up in front to protect his head. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Sleeves rolled, though still long enough to protect her white arms from the sun. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wanted to scoop it up in my arms and protect it from its inevitable future of coyotes, starvation, hunters. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Most white engineers were cordial with the black men, even anxious to protect them against racist incidents, as Rainey had Byrdsong. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He might have tried protecting me, and I didn’t want him shot in the head by West Indian Archie. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You cooperate. You protect yourself from further harm.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“It just protects the workers, not the kids.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Then one sees some of them who either had the people against them, or if the people were friendly towards them, they did not know how to protect themselves from the nobles. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

When you have powers of second sight, you have to protect yourself. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I called over the prosecutor and said: “Inform this man that these documents are protected by attomey-client privilege, and that I do not have to turn them over.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoover needed White—one of his few experienced agents, one of the Cowboys—to resolve the case of the Osage murders and thereby protect Hoover’s job. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

That’s what happens when a witch claims someone as her own—someone to be protected above all else. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Our backs were protected from the sun by our shirts, but the sun’s rays would be reflected into our eyes by the lime itself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, J. R. I’ll move in with you and you can protect me.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Otto didn’t seem to be scratching, so I assumed his thick black hair had protected his skin. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The yellowed bottoms of the sneakers face the lamp, and a layer of Saran Wrap protects my concoction of detergent and toothpaste that’ll eventually clean them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The hood did not suffice against that wind, and I wore a facial mask to protect my nose and left cheek. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

My administration actively protects the environment of New York State, and I am happy you are in favor of this policy Sincerely, Governor George Marks “Too late,” Molly whispered, tears in her eyes. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I understand that it hurts, believe me, but this isn’t about you. This is about protecting those who are still here. Why would you want to cause your family more pain?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It protects the entire body from a hot agent, surrounding the body with superfiltered air. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will do whatever I have to do to protect our town. Your lead, Mama.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He shoved his hands beneath his legs to protect them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We nurtured ourselves, by ourselves, and protected our hearts even from one another. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I think he was actually trying to protect me from knowing how incredibly hard his life was. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

From the days of Elizabeth Sobek in the 1940s, through my father’s work, up until right now with Ashley, that was what they did—rescued, protected, and sheltered the young. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Dear Lord,” said the pastor, “we bow down before you as we stand up for dignity. Be with us and protect us both morning, noon, and night. Amen.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

On the plane ride in, I had read about a woman who had shot her husband and two daughters as they lay sleeping, claiming she was protecting them from “the bad people.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The maxi would be cotton, of course, sewn by village women in the Sundarbans who fiercely protect our Bengal tigers from poachers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“If from the milk,” asked Dr. Poitevint, “why were not special precautions taken to protect our children who drank milk from local dairies?” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I’m a little upset that Fina didn’t ask me before telling Ms. Singh, but also grateful that she was trying so hard to protect me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Hercules would be angry, but I can protect you from him. We could be quite happy together. Let’s start by letting that Jason fellow drown, eh?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Instead they match my pace, protecting my sides, my back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The Institute conducts research into ways to protect soldiers against biological weapons and natural infectious diseases. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hills of the Bottom, as always, protected die valley part of town where the white people lived, and the next morning all the people were grateful because there was a dryer heat. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The crows would surely avoid it and the crops would be protected. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her spirit had reinforced the magic borders of the camp, protecting it from monsters. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He knew a rock concert could be a wild scene and had every intention of protecting Ginny and holding her hand until they were safely in their seats. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was necessary, to protect the village from evil. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything—our houses, our clothes, our hairstyles—is meant to help us forget ourselves and to protect us from vanity, greed, and envy, which are just forms of selfishness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“He was faking to protect his skin. Some folks switch back and forth. One day they’re for the King, the next, it’s all ‘liberty and freedom, huzzah’! Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my frantic state I was quite sure that not even Bear could protect me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a small family and an odd one, just three females and a juvenile male, without a silverback to protect them. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Even Craig, who’d so avidly protected me since the day I was born, had gotten swept up in the excitement of a potential run. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The refugee village is so large that in these surprise raids, the Youns are not able to arrive in time to protect us until people have been killed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's an emergency feature, not a security program. It isn't protected against malicious code." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it did, they would be sitting in the water, protected by walls and a roof but no floor. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When I was a young boy, my great-uncle Aleer-Manguak was killed while trying to protect our cattle from a lion. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crouched in her little canopied compartment in the back of the aircraft, Tonya could see in all directions, and there she was responsible for two machine guns that would protect her crewmates from enemy aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Eh, you try protecting an entire world from itself.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Because the castle’s protected by more than walls, you know,” said Hermione. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We don’t hate June, either. And we didn’t hate Cilla. We just want to protect you both.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“No I don’t,” I whimpered, my hands protecting my head from the inevitable blows. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I took the wood from the protected spots beneath the trees and wrapped it in my scarf to keep dry. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe the American army will be there to protect them,” the vice-consul said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And then so does he and I hear myself praying, Lord protect me from this naked white man... The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

All I could do was protect my face and plead for him to stop. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He’s sweaty, and his pith helmet doesn’t protect his skin from the sun. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

My sister whirled and dove under the table and curled into a tight knot of screaming, helpless, naked fear; there was nothing I could do to protect her or myself. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stalin wants to protect himself from the West.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was a leader of the legion now, doing what he was born to do—fighting the enemies of Rome, upholding its legacy, protecting the lives of his friends and comrades. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“We will take care of the baby; we will protect him.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The purpose of our Constitution—especially the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal-protection guarantee—is to protect minority rights even when, or especially when, they are unpopular. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She is in her eighties and still watches over her family like a lioness protecting her pride. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Why are you lying, taking the blame for him? You’re covering for him to protect me. So he and I can still be brothers, right? So I don’t totally and completely despise him.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your ma said I should’ve told you years ago. But I wanted to protect you. Didn’t think you were old enough.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Shoji protects himself by being invisible, but I’m not good at that. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head at me, her mouth all smirked up in a way that makes me protect my arm. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Harry bellowed, and he flung his arms over his head, hardly knowing whether he was trying to hold in his anger or protect himself from the weight of his own disillusionment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The vines protected their turf with the meanest, nastiest thorns ever and could even stab through shoes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see the fist coming and I duck down, my hands up to protect my head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christine dutifully submitted to civil defense drills at school, ducking and covering under her desk, practicing the maneuver that adults said would protect her and her classmates from that telltale flash “brighter than the sun.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As much as Seven talks about protecting Kenya and Lyric, it’s nice that he has my back too. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She had to protect them if she could. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

It would still be daylight, and if they showed up in the daylight, they would be demonstrating that they weren’t afraid of us, that we couldn’t protect the village. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed trees outside his cave, made clubs, trying to protect his family from the wild beasts outside trying to get in. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel the graveyard itself trying to hide him, to protect him, to make him vanish, and he fought it, worked to be seen. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The players protected their clues more carefully now. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ishtar had gone to great lengths to protect her adopted daughter. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Because I had to protect Needles since Noodles wouldn't. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“She is protected under what we call the Mockingjay Deal,” says Coin as she enters behind me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Jule held still, protected by the wall of the outdoor shower. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I suddenly feel like it’s all up to me to protect her from the creeps. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

How can I protect him at a distance? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I was trying to protect you, but I should have told the truth.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He raised his arms as a shield, but they did not protect him from the blows of the soldiers’ fists and rifle stocks. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d stayed as close to the center of the building as possible, in the structure’s middle corridors, to protect themselves from the sun’s ruthless radiation. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing this, they had armed themselves and hid, waiting to defend their homes and protect their families. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But my job is to protect you girls from those kinds of idiots. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I see now how sedulously she labored to create her illusion; for she knew it should protect me only so long as I believed it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He continues, “The factions were later introduced to most of our other experiments, three of which are currently active. We have gone to great lengths to protect you, observe you, and learn from you.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

In his own high school years, Volpe had been protected by his football-playing friends, his fellow altar boys from Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mother had died because he hadn’t been there to protect her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her mind, everyone was a potential predator, and we were under strict orders never to speak to anyone about anything if she wasn’t around to protect us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Dead winter, his hoodie isn’t going to protect against the cold. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

In addition, the Constitution’s emphasis on protecting private property runs contrary to Haudenosaunee traditions of communal ownership. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I thought living out here would protect us. I thought we could hide.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Our only hope was asylum in places like England or America, which meant we were refugees, begging for them to protect us. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I suggest you rely on your transfer friends to protect you from now on,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In his first interview, he tried to protect me from the Capitol and rebels alike, and not only have I failed to protect him, I’ve brought down more horrors upon him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Blessed be that part of us that protects us from too much pain and sorrow. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And sometimes, to protect yourself, to make it go away, you do. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I squeeze Alan against me to protect him from the cruel words. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Stretching over more than three hundred acres, the private estate was protected by guards and stone walls. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe the Virgin Mary was not protecting me, like she did Catholic children. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Joining these groups was a practical way to protect yourself from suspicion. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Fearful that such measures might not be sufficient to protect their interests, the planter class took an additional precautionary step, a step that would later come to be known as a “racial bribe.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

My heart beats loudly, jumping at every sound as I crouch in between Pithy and Chou, praying to Pa to protect us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran down the steps out to the circle we’d laid earlier to protect us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“My loyalty to Hamlet binds me to protect you, his wife. Come with me, and I will take you to him,” he urged. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

There was something magic in their large and perfect eyes, something that made you want to pay attention to whatever they said, to protect them from any danger, to make them happy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Yet all I could think about was protecting my sister, so I threw myself on top of her. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Am I wrong, do you think, to go to any lengths, then, to protect her?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jazz was peeking out from behind my father, who was standing on the first step, ready to protect my mom just in case something went down. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Alice was discovering, even as Frightful had, the fury of parents protecting their young. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I saw them walking farther and farther away; Mother was stroking my sister’s blond hair, as if to protect her. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We defend our curious role in Spain by referring to the Russian menace and the necessity of protecting the free world. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

She stepped to one side, grabbed for her stick, snapped it up to protect her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"They say the king gives justice and protects the weak." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dead, every one, yet he still lived, who had sworn to protect them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I can't understand how he can be surviving until I remember the body armor protecting him from ankle to neck and I realize what a long night this could be. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You better get on down here on the floor next to me so I can protect you.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But our main reason for existing, of course, was to protect her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Civilian workers had masks and gloves to protect them from the chemicals, but we prisoners had no protection,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

And in Cal there grew up a passionate love for his father and a wish to protect him and to make it up to him for the things he had suffered. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he could do something for the president: He could protect and defend the country. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I prayed that wherever Gran was, she was content, and that when the time came, I’d be able to help protect us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Three fellows put on thick gloves to protect their fingers against the grater, two others peel the potatoes, and the business gets going. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Janey,” Doc said to Mama, “you know things are happening around these kids. They need to be able to protect themselves.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“His son lost everything because he was trying to do his job and protect himself. His life matters too, you know?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Pa’s tales were often about the Buddhist gods and their dragons coming down to Earth to fight evil and protect people. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adults were like that so much of the time, inflexible when they thought they had something to protect. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I’d never felt before that I had to protect my father. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

His blanket was over his nose to protect him from the dank air. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without the queen to protect him, he takes a great risk coming here. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Aye,” he said, finishing the bow, “with plenty of young men eager to protect her. But that’s a tale for another day.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mother scurries to her son on her knees and tenderly wraps him in her arms, trying to protect him, shifting her body away from Compass Tattoo. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I needed him to help me protect my future. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The onions had protected them, like Styrofoam packing material. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She held the firewood up high to protect it, and presently she came up the other side and hurried toward the cook-fires beyond the trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain noted: most of our wounds are in the head or hands, bodies protected. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were circled together near the gate of their enclosure, heads facing out to protect themselves from wolves and bears. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured he was dug in with the troops at Fort Washington, which seemed a good place, what with the strong walls and the cannons protecting it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is to protect you, okay? I want to help. Will you let me?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I know now that he wanted to protect us from war, but at the time, I figured he was keeping them for an uncle in the military. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

This system is of course protected, but the firewall isn't very secure. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

His brows sat atop his eyes, protecting them like he still needed shade. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He means to make me feel protected, but nothing about having people—or drones, for that matter—watching me makes me feel safe. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“What happened with Collins is even more reason for you to let me teach the kids some root. We need to get them started on helping to protect ourselves and this place.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

So they built Story Boxes in the image of the original one to protect the power of the stories they had collected. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Hidden away as they are in the bowels of the earth, to protect them from the casual intruder, they must have been considered far more serious than decoration. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius could not understand her sudden, clumsy effort to protect the American Way against her son. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The music, the language, the way you kids wear your clothes. I think it’s a good thing that someone is willing to protect him from hooligans like you and your friends.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Do you think we’re really going to find guns? Remember how Mom always said she wanted to protect us from guns?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Four, my little sister is in there. If Evelyn and the Allegiant smack into each other, she could get hurt, and I won’t be there to protect her.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

From my hiding place, in the shadows of the living room, I watched as my mother struggled to protect herself over and over again. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had never liked Scrimgeour much, but if what Lupin said was true, the man’s final act had been to try to protect Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I never imagined I would have to protect and care for my mother—I didn’t know that was my job—but I said, “Yes, of course.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He stood there, paralyzed for a moment, then threw his hands up in front of his face to protect himself from the blows that were raining down on his head and shoulders. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t dig in my child’s territory!” my mother screamed a warning and hurried over to protect my discovery by staking out the area I was digging in. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each city protected itself with earthen walls, sizable moats, and dead- eye archers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Did the Gypsies really protect us because of some dusty old alliance none of us have heard of?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Picking up the shard again, he pinched the snake all the way around the sharp edge to protect it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t afraid of heights, but the thought of being so high up with nothing but glass to protect her made her stomach clench. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“And one was at the hands of a person who was supposed to protect her! What, you think if you live next door to them, they’ll treat you different?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I’ve flung out my arms to protect as much of his broken body as possible, so there’s nothing to deflect the lash. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was not like the way a wife loves a husband, but more like the way a sister protects a younger brother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Britten questioned Jan, would Jan deny having been with Mary at all, in order to protect her? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I guess it was because they couldn’t protect me from the one thing I was actually afraid of, the guilt I had inside. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He kept a hand up to protect himself, expecting blows to land any moment— A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He remembered Jaime Lannister, a golden youth in scaled white armor, kneeling on the grass in front of the king's pavilion and making his vows to protect and defend King Aerys. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“A parent’s job is to protect their children, even from themselves. Especially from themselves.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“All the children wear them, even now. They wore them during the war to protect themselves from bombs.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can also see anger bubbling, anger at having to make this choice, anger at not knowing the best way to protect their families. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

At a long cleft protected from the wind, Taran signaled a halt. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He feels at once guilty and exhilarated, protected as if by an invisible shield. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others have had their hands cut open trying to protect themselves from machete blows. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

If Booth was captured, the army would have to protect him from Lincoln’s avengers—rampaging mobs of vigilantes who might storm the Old Capitol Prison—if they discovered Booth was jailed there. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why did God fail to protect innocent students from the police? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Insisted on being in the back, said he wanted to protect everyone from surprise attacks. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

To protect the insurance companies from bankruptcy, the Nazis forbade the Jews from filing insurance claims. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Without these nursery areas of warm, protected, food- rich waters the populations of these and many other species could not be maintained. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

When and where to build roads; how to eliminate waste in food distribution and thus end hunger; how to protect the environment from the ever-growing human population. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I always knew I had to be careful and protect my mom because my stepdad is a professional alcoholic. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The south side of the street had no sidewalk, only a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire protecting some kind of engine parts storage yard. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She flung her cloak in front of her and fell on the explosive arrow, determined to shield Blackjack and the other pegasi and hopefully protect the mortals sleeping belowdecks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Are you coming to protect me from the inmates of the asylum, Imogen?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Our orders are to protect British property and citizens.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Eurasia is protected by its vast land spaces, Oceania by the width of the Atlantic and the Pacific, Eastasia by the fecundity and industriousness of its inhabitants. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He kept telling me she was getting better, but it wasn’t because he wanted to protect me, as much as he wanted to believe it himself. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“A daddy is supposed to keep his kids safe. He’s supposed to protect them. That’s all there is to it. That’s the truth. And I couldn’t help my boy.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The image of the moon lay protected in the water like a glowing pearl, and the king stared at it deep in thought. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Goshawks are protected by law, too. Sean Conklin, the conservation officer, said all the birds of prey are protected under the International Migratory Bird Treaty. They belong to the world.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The war lord had made camp in a wide clearing, well protected by trees, its approach guarded by a deep ravine, and the tents had been blended in with a line of underbrush. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I think somehow I can protect her this way. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

To live with people you could count on to protect your back. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I saw nothing but the potential for pain and the subsequent need to protect myself, constantly. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her sister's breathing in the dark room was like having a powerful, tamed animal at the foot of her bed ready to protect her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Jonas and Mother had slept under a fishing boat to protect themselves from the wind. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

This was the potato hole, where sweet potatoes were stored in winter to protect them from the frost. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold my arms up to protect myself. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I would protect the dream baby, not let it suffer, not let it out of my sight. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the base camp the observers were instructed to lay prone in ditches excavated to protect them from the blast, with their feet pointed toward the tower. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You are protected, in short, by your ability to love!” said Dumbledore loudly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I felt so unsafe knowing we wouldn't have him to protect us at night. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I no longer feel protected just because I’m white. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Byrd thinks that they are meant to protect, but that doesn’t seem quite right. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But inside, the cott was cool, protected by its thick walls. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to protect himself, but Zigzag's fists slammed off his arms and pounded his face into the ground. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“We”—the lieutenant pointed to us—“are here to protect you and will do all we can to make sure nothing happens to you.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to forget that when you’re indoors, protected by light and solid walls. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She smiled to herself and had the odd, sudden, curious knowledge that, if it ever came to that, Old Tallow would protect her, Omakayas, with her life. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

And there I was, couldn’t even get away from the store to protect my own Mother. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my hand to protect my face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There were so many of them, but the colored man was all by himself, had no one to protect him. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Anna's telling Darnell about tiger cubs, and poachers, and village women who work with her NGO to protect the shrinking habitat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She may have gone to the pigsty as a last act of responsibility: she would protect this child as she had protected its father. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surely, the eighty pole fighters, though unseen, would follow me and lead me and protect me, as is the wont of ancestors. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than twenty families from one city block raced outside with faces covered to protect themselves from the gas attack. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was a frosty girl, plain and colorless, who protected herself against a world she disliked by a mask-like expression and a hypertrophy of intellect. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t need to protect me, Percy. I would’ve been fine.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Ail the same,” demurred Fudge, “they are here to protect you all from something much worse.... We all know what Black’s capable of....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

This instinct probably developed to protect the developing fetus against even the mild toxins found in foods like broccoli. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be able to protect his friends from the horrible experience, but he knew he couldn’t. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. But I do know the Catholics would protect you if they thought you belonged to them.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a way each protected the other and so saved himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have no need of blushing maidens looking to be protected, but I will take as many spearwives as will come.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Minny made us put the pie story in to protect us. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But the place where he and his friends swam was farther down the river, a bend where the water, protected by encircling rocks, was calm, separated from the fast-moving water farther out. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You can only believe they are men and women by their beards and breasts, and the grown-up way they move to protect their children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police are protecting the good citizens of Chicago, and thank God for them. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Our only hope for survival might be in building cities deep underground like the one Dad said the army built to protect the president and all the self-important government people. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Patron Saint of Gallarate: Saint Christopher, who watches over travelers, children, and bachelors, and protects against storms, holy death, and toothaches. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

By winning taxpayers over, they hoped to protect themselves from funding cuts. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

More important, he knew that Pollard was the jockey best able to protect his horse’s idiosyncratic body from injury. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can protect you. The Allens can’t get to you there.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It would have protected him from the cold, the rain, the wind, and the insects. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

If you were unlucky enough to be in the same sector when it went off, you were a goner, regardless of how powerful or well protected you were. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure it’s possible for a lone black woman—or even a black man—to be protected in that place,” I said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But they said they could protect us,” I say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The windows are boarded up with that same “black owned” tag on them, like it’s lamb’s blood protecting the store from the plague of death. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Thereby protecting the supplies but ensuring the death of the invader. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t die with the other men who were protecting the women.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

True, the lengths to which powerful corporations have been willing to go to protect their profits highlights an unbroken trail of shame running through our nation's history. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Consider: There is no division of humanity into strong and weak halves, protective/protected, dominant/submissive, owner/chattel, active/passive. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the Iliad he is called “the Sminthian,” the Mouse-god, but whether because he protected mice or destroyed them no one knows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once land “belonged” to an individual or a speculator’s land company, it could be protected by force against Indigenous peoples. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“They bite if they need to protect themselves.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"Our game plan is this, Mr. McSouthers. We give no answer. No answer at all. Our duty is to protect Westing's ex-wife." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this I thought: Dear God—protect him—bless him, for living or dead, he shall soon be beneath the earth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

That was what the creeping gray nothing protected her from—or was supposed to. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I cared about Ocean, and in my own, confusing way, I was trying to protect him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“May God protect you,” he says, making the sign of the cross the way my grandma does when we leave Mexico. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Dear Lord, bless this child. Bless her and protect her.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was the only one who couldn’t protect himself, although the thick adobe walls of the office made life somewhat bearable. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even if I wasn’t actually what was called ‘ ‘hot, ’ ’ I was now going to be under surveillance—and the Small brothers had to protect their business. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And she said...she said she’s protected by what she knows, and those kids weren’t protected at all...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The sight of the stouthearted old warrior, and the cap hardly seeming enough to protect his bald head, filled Taran suddenly with sadness. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

On this side, the wall of the cove curved around and protected the beach from both the rough surf and the wind. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve protected you about that business a long time, Jason,” he says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was his duty to protect the Book. But he broke every vow he ever made. He and your mother murdered Director Edmon and stole the Book from us.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s always protected angels with broken wings,” she said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Adults tried to protect us children from what was happening, but through no fault of their own, they failed us.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even know how to protect herself. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Because this library had true champions, intellectual freedom fighters who would do whatever it took to protect it: Mr. Lemoncello, of course, and all the library lovers from the first-ever Library Olympiad, plus Andrew Peckleman. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Paul spent the night frantically helping to build fortifications—dirt walls and ditches that could protect them from musket fire. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, "You're so lucky. You don't have to be afraid of the dark because you have Roofus here to protect you." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Papi, if I leave the Doctorita’s house, will you always protect me? Will you make sure that no one hurts me? Will you always love me?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, try to have faith. I am here in your service, to guide and protect you,” she said. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

One the things you got to love ’bout A-mur-ic-a is that we’s got laws that protects all sorts of folks from getting hurt by other folks. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

These leaves would protect the wax from the sun so that it would not melt when it became day. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung had also his own secret trouble with Lotus since the day when he had protected her slave from the son of his uncle. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Virtually all constitutionally protected civil liberties have been undermined by the drug war. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“God, here we go...let’s fight to protect our ego....” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He tried to imagine the purpose of such a thing, and he didn’t know which guess was worse—that they were being sealed in or that they were being protected from something out there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In the middle of one border my grandmother had sewn a tiny satin triangle, a red heart to protect my mother at the neck, as if she were her baby yet. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so solid, so reassuring, but Frank couldn’t protect her from Death. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He thought it was a good idea to protect the students’ anonymity, too, but he was concerned that people might recognize one another’s handwriting. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I could see that my less than subtle reminder of the agreement that both bound and protected his tribe pulled him up short. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had always said that families should be protected in case of death. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now nearly all the trail passes through protected wilderness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in the protected and dark doorway, held each other’s hand and watched the rain falling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their job was to protect the city’s people. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I perceived no walls, no ceiling, no floor, yet that I was alive proved that some kind of barriers protected me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The “white room” must be protected from dirty people, yet it is full of people working on the spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, bird. I don’t know what you’re supposed to be doing, though. Are you trying to eat the guy? Are you protecting your egg?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

President John F. Kennedy sent federal marshals to ensure Meredith’s right to enroll and to protect him on the campus. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was nice to hear Mrs. Sylvester ask, “How may we protect you?” a second time. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Bianca, I’m trying to protect you. Brothers do that, even for their annoying freshman sisters.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Or was he actually trying to protect me? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I do wish there was a way to protect those outside the circus the way the bonfire protects those within it.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then she got sold to Rhode Island, and the ghosts of her parents couldn’t follow and protect her neither. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Jackson tried to protect his mother, he was shoved up against a cigarette machine and shot twice in the stomach by a trooper later identified as James Fowler. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I said, “I’m not sure I can protect our family. Leastways not the way Gran did when she was alive.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was really relieved and grateful that President Eisenhower had sent those soldiers to protect us, because how much trouble must we be in, if we needed that much military power? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He knew that the snake was too well protected, knew that if he managed to point the wand at Nagini, fifty curses would hit him first. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The agents have stopped this last group from making a run for the elevators because a group of scary-looking gorilla hybrids are close to breaking through the line of agents protecting the escape route. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Scrum caps are things that some players wear to protect their heads in rugby. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And here we all are to-night, in various houses, in various beds, with no weapons to protect us, and the rocket lies in the moonlight, empty. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, keeping my voice neutral to protect her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The dream was still vivid in his mind, especially the enveloping, protecting gesture of the arm in which its whole meaning seemed to be contained. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And here he was, alone with his chickens, waiting for a knock on the door, thinking that you can’t protect the ones you love, you have to hope they’re smart enough to save themselves. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“His Grace is in good health,” said Septa Scolera, “and well protected, day and night. The queen is with him, always.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I knew for certain that she could not protect herself from white people, and therefore she could not protect me from them, either. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Redemption marked a turning point in the quest by dominant whites for a new racial equilibrium, a racial order that would protect their economic, political, and social interests in a world without slavery. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

We stow the things carefully in our boots; we have to take them to protect our feet against treading on wire and broken glass on the other bank. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prim forgave her, but I had taken a step back from my mother, put up a wall to protect myself from needing her, and nothing was ever the same between us again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“My lord is good to care so much, but I am well protected.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The big eyes and lips said: I’m young and vulnerable, I can’t hurt you, and you want to protect me. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The laws were intended for her benefit—to protect her from the corrupting influence of the black man and the “tragedy” of mulatto children—but she was directly harmed nonetheless. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her Aryan look might protect her from the Nazis. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I suddenly stopped thinking about anything that I used to keep protected. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Behind her, the empty house stood like a protecting wall. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must protect my chick and you your papayas. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I thought since he was determined to protect you, well, between the three of us, we might be able to bring you home.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think of her disgust when I tried to protect her from the Commandant. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

That was my best shot protecting 'em at night. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had the old fool imagined that marble or death would protect the wand? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had his arm around the younger boy's shoulder, as if he wanted to protect him from all that was evil in the world. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cables still lay buried in the desert, protected by the shifting sands and a near-total absence of rainfall. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The imaginary blanket shielded him from the cold as it had protected many generations before him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It’s their job to protect me; I get that. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

That made three in all, built to protect the gold seekers from the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne—to protect the invaders against those whose home it was. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

That fluid protects the brain from damage, but makes it very difficult to X-ray, since images taken through fluid are cloudy. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

If we knew how many species we’ve already eradicated, we might be more motivated to protect those that still survive. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the vaccine worked, the serum from a vaccinated child’s blood would block the poliovirus and protect the cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I loved driving up to his house because his front door was guarded by gigantic lion sculptures—exactly like the ones I had fantasized would protect me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We must do more to protect our children.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment was still based at Saratov, using their fast and dangerous solo Yak fighters to defend and protect supplies and transport on the Volga River north of Stalingrad. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I felt safe, ensconced, and protected, even though I knew in my head that was idiotic. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All they ‘protect and serve’ is their own interests. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He set up headquarters in the palace to protect the royal family as the fighting flared around them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

They stayed in port there only briefly, long enough to refill a waterskin, and to buy a tar-smeared sailcloth to protect some of their gear in the undecked boat from seawater and rain. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It gave off a smelly smoke that protected our cows from biting flies and other pests. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched the cold water run past and wondered if they just got into the well, would it protect them enough? Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Their minds were fuzzy at best, like the ghosts Frank had seen in Asphodel, but they remembered one thing clearly: they were supposed to protect their eagle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The secretary wears a splint on his broken jaw, which, luckily, deflects the knife away from the jugular vein, but it does little to protect the rest of his skull. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mandy lived with us as cook and godmother of our children—and secret performer of small magic to protect us from colds, broken crockery, and the sundry inconveniences of a royal household. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We squatted on the floor with our backs pressed firmly against the wall, our knees pulled up to our chests, our heads lowered and protected by our crossed arms. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the Apennines, for example, several hundred nests have been set out to protect reforested areas. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Bayona had had the girl’s sputum cultured and sent everything to the Massachusetts State Lab, quietly bypassing the Peruvian national lab in order to protect his friend from scrutiny. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The baron and his family —all of his family—were knocking their heads on the floor in front of their ancestors and thanking the gods out loud for protecting them from conscription. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A natural fortress to protect them from their enemies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As the Langer See narrowed down into the home stretch, the Husky Clipper at last entered water that was more sheltered from the wind, protected on both sides by tall trees and buildings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She had supposed this moment would come one day, but she had always had the irrational hope that somehow her grandfather’s influence would protect her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I seen you do more than that, kid. You saved Horse. You protected your girl. A killer woulda let her die on the docks so he could get at his enemies. But you didn’t.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

In that rosebush, concealed and protected by dense tangles of fiercely sharp thorns, was the entrance to a rat hole. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a powerful spirit protecting you. It’s always there watching. It takes care of you so that nothing bad can happen. You need not be afraid.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

In two years he had learned everything about shepherding: he knew how to shear sheep, how to care for pregnant ewes, and how to protect the sheep from wolves. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to press my hand against the muscles that protect his heart. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She initially attempted to misdirect the officer and the investigators in an effort to protect her privacy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The lagoon had protected them from the Pacific: and for some reason only Jack had gone right down to the water on the other side. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

If Jan tried to protect Mary, as he thought he would, he would only succeed in making a case against himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even if “white genes” were the most superior—the “fittest,” to use Darwin’s terminology—nothing would protect them from the inevitable decay caused by blending. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

You must go forth with your A level and protect the English language with your bow of elfin gold. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Farmer admired Castro for protecting the sick and the vulnerable, for the way he managed the country’s poverty. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t to protect this August kid from Julian, who I knew would be a jerk about the whole thing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

After a time, they found a spot well protected by trees, and flung themselves wearily to the turf. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

By the end of March, the last US combat troops pulled out of Vietnam, leaving ten thousand Americans: military advisors, Marines to protect US installations, and non-military personnel. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Even the truest knight cannot protect a king against himself," Ned said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It's like having a piece of my father with me, protecting me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"So? I would have had my big brother to protect me." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I knew what Clancy had done to him, and why he couldn’t even raise a hand to protect his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The Twelfth Legion was arrayed on the Field of Mars, trying to protect the city. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I’d been able to keep him from seeing the things that really mattered, the dreams I wanted to protect. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“It shall be my duty to protect the Book from discovery and misuse, and establish stability and peace for all the citizens of Kelanna.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“As parents we have a right to know how you will protect our children.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But more importantly, leaving Annie at the mouth of the drive protected both her and Toby from whatever Luke would find. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t, but it was nice to be protected. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He saw Garnett move down, thought for a moment, but no, he was moving down into that one swale, the protected area Pickett had spoken of. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sewed him a dragon shirt to protect him, even leaving in my needle, said Lady Meng. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She grabbed my hand back so fast I knew at that instant how sorry she was that she had not protected me better. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are enough of us to protect ourselves,” he said. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I lie to protect! What else can I say? I can’t explain anything that’s true in a way they can understand.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t protect me. Everybody in my neighborhood knows cops do whatever they want.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Most commentators at the time agreed that affording police the power and discretion to protect themselves during an encounter with someone they believed to be dangerous is not “unreasonable” under the Fourth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And with more loved ones getting sick and word spreading of an even worse strain of influenza heading west from Chicago, Indianapolis, and Des Moines, those wives and mothers were determined to protect their families. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They stay quiet, using their silence and privilege as a shield to protect themselves. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Even South Vietnam’s large army, which was supposed to patrol and protect these areas, avoided the enemy. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We coordinated with the Secret Service to make sure our tilling wouldn’t disrupt any of the sensors or sight lines they needed to protect the grounds. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He would take care of him, protect him, unlike Frau Kleist. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

This gave me time to make weapons to protect myself from the dogs, which I felt would sometime attack me, to kill them all, one by one. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt that it was my responsibility to protect these people, to give them directions they didn't want and generally scare them with my kindness. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“So it must have had something valuable in it—something Mr. Curtain wanted to protect. Why else would he need such security?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of the craft to protect it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can reach them. Can you protect the Story Box?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It was this: Even slavish obedience didn’t protect you from punishment. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That morning they had been coached on how best to protect themselves from blows and from the effects of tear gas. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

To protect the home front, and exert control over it, Hitler created a homeland militia, the Volkssturm, or People’s Army. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Cora was well-accustomed to the screams of colored babies in torment, hungry, in pain, confused by the mania of those charged to protect them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He was protected with amulets to ensure he would be fertile when he arrived at manhood. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I was protecting the feelings of the man who had broken my heart yet again. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Raise up our family in the traditions of rootwork and use it to keep us protected. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In return he showed them how to protect themselves from the stings of poisonous insects and demonstrated the effectiveness of his antidote by placing a live scorpion on his arm. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The colossus lay like a medieval castle, built in the most inaccessible place, protected by precipices and rivers.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s because the North Koreans did not consider South Korean soldiers to be prisoners of war, protected under the Geneva Convention. Instead, they considered them to be fellow citizens who were committing war crimes.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

"We'll all be thrice protected inside, and there's to be food and drink and song as well." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was a rustling and whirling of wings above us, and all the men ducked and held their hands up to protect themselves from the attack. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each night, when she hears the train whistle, she asks God to protect the migrants from the trains and the assaults. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I go to the lean-to that protects our firewood from rain and snow, and stack the heavy pieces of wood in my arms. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I would protect my sister and myself at the same time. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delta Mermaid replied that women simply had laws protecting them in America and the divorce rates would be just as high if those laws were in Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

You certainly couldn’t protect anybody from all the terrors of the world. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Huddled here on the bathroom tile, I wonder if my life will end today, at the hands of the one who is supposed to protect me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot protect you,” whispered the queen, her skin glowing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My head jerks to the side and I cringe away from him, flinging my hands up to protect my face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was years before we realized that his unwieldy rules were designed to protect us from the evil possibilities of the mean-spirited world around us. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’ve loved you more every day. Watching you grow up. Watching you grow into yourself. Watching you learn to cope with a world I can’t always protect you from. But I wish I could.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I figured I had to find a way to protect myself from these fools, and the only way was to get a gun. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He protected Adam from his father’s harshness with lies and even with blame-taking. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chief Justice Fikeis takes out the pamphlets and fliers and clears the courtroom to protect the spectators from the enemy propaganda. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth had been on guard duty that night, protecting the Fleece. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. I know better than that, though. I shouldn’t have been lying there posing for pictures like that. I should have protected the ball.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boo said you could protect us from evil; we hope he wasn’t being...deceitful?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Because he thought I couldn’t protect myself. He didn’t realize how much he had taught me.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Sailors used to believe they protect ships. Is that what you believe?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Viji, I’m sorry. I see you’re trying to protect your sister, but I bet she can do more than you think.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

In that way, she protected them against their father. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they followed the rules she laid down, followed them exactly, Kate would take care of them and protect them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one was standing guard, because there was no fancy machinery to protect. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed his hand to his face to protect that fleeting kiss and he did not smile, because he was filled with sadness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stared each other down for a few seconds, with Deidre pulling herself up to her full height—as if that was going to protect her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He killed his children and Megara, too, as she tried to protect the youngest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite our conversations and all the public declarations that school officials could protect us, the truth was, things were getting worse by the moment. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even in this place of fear and darkness, the Lord of Light protects us,” Ser Godry Farring told the men who gathered to watch as the stakes were hammered down into the holes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Tea Cake had a knife it was true, but that was only to protect hisself. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“War is not politically correct or polite. It’s a time when you have to do what’s necessary to protect people.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

There were two gates, each protected by a pair of square wooden towers, and wallwalks around the perimeter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the soporific heat of those months Blanca, protected by the creature that was growing inside her, forgot about the magnitude of her disgrace. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I doubted that Claudius would send Hamlet away simply to protect him from justice in my father’s death. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She is perched on a T-block that I covered with deer- hide to protect her feet. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sherman sent soldiers to guard the jail and protect the shooter from the angry crowd, just as Guiteau asked the general to do in his undelivered note. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was Reynie who noticed this—that Constance, with a look of anxious bafflement, had begun to crouch down as if to protect herself from an attack. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her older sister was usually beside her; their parents kept the older daughter back to protect the younger one. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

People are clustering ten deep around it, waiting for a turn to press close to the glass that protects it. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Everyone, boys and girls, wore a secret cord to protect his or her fertility. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some Negro kids walked me to school and home, protecting me from the Japanese kids, who hit me and chased me and stuck gum in my ears. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It shook her to know that this ritual that should protect them all was also doing the one thing she wanted to avoid. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Humans no longer have any heroes to protect them. None of the caliber of the legends of old, like Gilgamesh." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It also doesn’t help that so many agents have to stay back to protect the spectators Director Van Helsing is sending out of the auditorium. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

"I can't protect you if you don't start telling me the truth." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“But we were just protecting ourselves,” I said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The purpose is to protect the deceased from the falling dirt, or really, to keep the family from seeing the falling dirt land on the coffin. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Once I felt that fur protecting me from the cold, I knew I’d never wear my old coat again. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Laertes, too, protected me by his presence, for Claudius dared not seize me or abuse me, and thus inflame my brother more. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As in 1935, California had drawn lane number one, the most protected lane, snug up against the railroad embankment, sitting right under Ulbrickson’s nose. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“And three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“If this begins the ancient prophecy, we don’t have resources to send an army to these Doors of Death and protect the camp. I can’t imagine even sparing seven demigods—” “First things first.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

My mother, the woman who gave birth to me, the one who was supposed to love and protect me, almost killed me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Christina isn’t wearing shoes; she curls her toes under to protect them from the cold. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if I was reaching for my money or trying to protect it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I take the first step out of the protected cover of the entrance ramp and into an explosion of wind. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"He swore a vow to protect his king's life with his own. Then he opened that king's throat with a sword." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Xan never did anything to protect his memory, or to explain what he had done. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Black units were always the first ones sent to the front in battle, to draw enemy fire and protect the white soldiers coming up behind them. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I might tell him that Zu had a name, that of course I’d be worried about her out in the world without me there to protect her. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I had watched them grow, had tried to protect them, sometimes in vain, but always unhesitatingly, from the harsh elements of black life—violence, hate, poverty, hunger, ignorance, suffering, death. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A liver damaged by pesticides is not only incapable of protecting us from poisons, the whole wide range of its activities may be interfered with. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was built to protect them, not me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach, about to rise with the found pin, quickly sank down again to protect her sore shin in the shag carpeting. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The angle of vision from the window protected him for the moment, but he knew he and Chuck would be seen if whoever was in there pushed his head outside to get a better look. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We were faster without our youngest and oldest, but now we were without deep roots, without the acute need to protect and make better. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps the children grew worried for the safety of their beloved ponies and rushed inside to protect them!” she cried. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

On top of that a group of high-minded ladies in the town demanded that dens of vice must close to protect young American manhood. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then my mom will get mad at me for not protecting you.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mamá’s eyes flashed, her nostrils flared, and her mouth was set into a straight thin line, like a she-wolf snarling fiercely as she protected her cubs. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Unwittingly, Jan’s desire to protect Mary had helped him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Long live any monarch who learns to speak of mercy, pity, and peace while still in his mother's arms. People, behold your king! Beowulf will uphold and protect him as long as he lives!" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could I possibly protect him from heartbreak? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My friends wouldn’t get in trouble, and neither would I. The way I looked at it, I was protecting J.T. and Digger—and my parents as well. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Even through they were protected by makazins, much of the sap flooded in through the open top flap and burned poor Pinch—badly, much worse than Angeline’s finger. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

You know, to educate the man on real Islam, while protecting myself from a scary Muslim dude roaming these parts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

That seemed so dangerous, to think of me and my body as two separate things—as if one could be sacrificed to protect the other. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It would be nearly fifty years before their rights were fully protected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even bring my hands up to protect myself. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

And it’s that last “I had to protect you” that makes a part of me go quiet. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As their new chancellor, Hitler promises to protect Germany from Communists. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It will be easier to protect the children if adults aren’t there,” he said. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them seems to have drawn on the cliff overhang, protected from the weather, a picture of the new star. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had broken against her body, which had protected me from injury. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the field, they weren’t fighting to protect democracy, or the United States, or any ideal. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Harvey rushed into the tunnel, to do what he could to protect his creation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d protect your sisters from me, would you? Tell me, then, where would you have them go?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to throw my body under his, so he could protect me from the devil. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“The hammer smashes the enemy’s skull; the machete cuts them. When you have to protect yourself, make whatever you have into weapons,” Met Bong shares with us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna had felt a fondness for them; their welcome made her feel protected. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His defense of indifference could protect him no longer. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

How would the ANC protect the rights of the white minority? they wanted to know. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because small populations like that probably can’t survive for very long, even if they are protected. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, there wasn’t that much left of the city to try to protect, now. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I felt very alone on earth, as if there were no adults to protect me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She simply knew she had to protect her friends. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"I think she is, Mr. McSouthers. The former wife of Sam Westing must be one of the heirs. Mrs. Westing is the answer, and whoever she is, she is the one we have to protect." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at it as something he could protect and control and educate—and when he caught his first glimpse of the kouros, Hoving was ready. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Because she is a baby. There’s no one to protect her except the nuns.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Shin and his classmates shrieked and cowered on the dirt road, trying to protect their heads with their arms and hands. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Many lives were saved, but months passed before anyone felt the worst was over; protecting property, restoring sanitation facilities, building temporary shelters, and supplying food and clean water were constant challenges. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

There were things in the world he could not protect her from, or Akira, or Mama. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Even in the hottest part of summer we’d have to put on long clothes to protect our arms and legs—and forget about having company over. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then she turned to stare at me with her sharp green eyes and twisted the parasol she always carried to protect her daisy-petal skin. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

His front tooth is broken from a fight he got into trying to protect Willie on the streets. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“We are companions and protect one another against dangers. Besides, Adaon, your friendship is gift enough for me.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She took off her shoes and socks, slid the socks over her hands to protect them, then put her shoes back on. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Only someone with nothing to lose would attack the throne with you there to protect it,” Oriana says primly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Man the boundaries, protect us, do your duty to our school!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I can’t promise you that many hot dogs will be sold in the Quarter. I will probably be kept busy every moment protecting my honor against those fiends who live down there.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the job of parental units to protect their children from harm. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

To grab the answer, and grab it first, is for them a more powerful drive than feeding or breeding or protecting themselves against the elements. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I'd been there alone, without my father's weapons to protect me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Yet, a strange feeling, as irrational as Basta's good-luck charms, had driven him out: a feeling that he could protect the book just by his presence. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The special wire-mesh mask, which Coach promised would protect us from losing an eye, felt weird on my head at first, but I was so happy that it fit comfortably over my hijab. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

For years in Chicago, our date nights had been a sacred part of every week, an indulgence we built into our lives and protected no matter what. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My problem was that I wasn’t big or tough enough to really protect or defend my little brother in any manner save for my sometimes creative use of sarcasm as distraction. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She and Wu Tsing had been joined in tyandi, heaven and earth, so theirs was a spiritual marriage arranged by a matchmaker, ordered by his parents, and protected by the spirits of their ancestors. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long, wordless screams buffeted at her, and she clapped her hands over her ears to protect herself from the sounds. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The ones that love you protect your feelings because they’ve been given a piece of you. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But Louisiana was her friend, and Louisiana needed to be protected, and the only thing Raymie could think to do to make things better right now was to be a good Ranchero. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was trying to protect her—or me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

If I was tall, my narrow build would be described as “willowy” instead of “childish,” and he might not see me as a little sister he needs to protect. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

On the long march, gray overcast skies protected the boys from aerial assault, but by afternoon, the skies cleared, exposing the columns to danger from Allied planes. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The entrance is protected by a separate concrete wall. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he protected her when he could. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tribesmen are protected under a treaty; during the invasion, they accepted Martial rule in exchange for free movement for their people. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And the white women cried and stood around her like a protecting wall and the Negroes, with heads hung down, shuffled out and away. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It protected the sea-lanes so that Mark Antony’s supply ships could travel safely between Egypt and Greece. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

There’s no one you can protect, your life has value to no one. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I watch the world from this protected place. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

There was a sea bird painted on the ship to protect it against shipwreck and winds. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light and warmth and humanity clapped shut in his eyes because he couldn’t protect the one thing that mattered. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I know she’d die with that story still inside her, partly out of shame, but mostly to protect us. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The drunk stacked the money into a little pile on the counter, still protecting it with his big, dirty hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Anything potent enough to put on such a show could well blow away the magnetosphere, the magnetic zone high above the Earth that normally protects us from ultraviolet rays and other cosmic assaults. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She looked at her father in a very different way—as if he could protect her from all the dark and evil in the world. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Or rather, every piece of machinery—the police, the military, the prisons—that was meant to protect people like him was devouring anyone who got close. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Adrian tried to protect his face, but my fist connected with something solid, and that only made me fight harder. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I could only afford to hear God’s promise to always be with me and protect me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Let my hands run over Shiloh’s body like maybe everywhere I touch I can protect him somehow. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think: I will protect Spot with my life. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Shrunk into the ball I wanted to shrink into to protect myself. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I must have been closer to the calf than I had guessed, since he’d arrived to protect it. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stone the museum has asked him to protect is not real. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In the end we watched 300, a war movie about 300 Spartans who protect Sparta from an invading army of like a billion Persians. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone was protecting me and it was horrible. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The algorithm is a rule that protects the doctors from being swamped with too much information—the same way that the rule of agreement protects improv actors when they get up onstage. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe you only fight when there’s a river to dive into, so your daddy can protect you.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I needed them to promise I would always be protected, even though I knew it was impossible. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“And take your hands off my grandmother. Joey might not be here to protect her, but no one’s going to hurt Grandma.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shell was partly open, for the overhang protected this ancient oyster, and in the lip-like muscle Kino saw a ghostly gleam, and then the shell closed down. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he might as well have been circling Pinkus’s house again — the scenery seemed protected from him, shellacked. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alexander Bickel countered that the paper was protected by the First Amendment, and that this was the first time in American history the government had tried to silence a newspaper. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I protect you,” she said, her face earnest. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There were a number of bathhouses along the beach, of rough but solid construction, built with small, protecting galleries facing the water. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to keep these leathery old hags focused on him and protect Annabeth as long as he could. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She sprayed the entire basement thoroughly, under the stairs, in the fruit cupboards and in all the protected areas around ceiling and rafters. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Being only eight years old, this is the only way I know to protect them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at the water's edge was a perfect melon slice of a beach all protected by the outer chain of sharp rocks. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But Ma’s out there with only her cane and the crystal to protect her. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“To protect her, or to keep her in?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The head shawl covered the baby, and one end of it came across Juana’s nose to protect her from the evil night air. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have changed the names of the family in order to protect them, but in all other respects, everything you will read here is factual. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the rules were there to keep us alive and protect us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

By comparing their numbers each year, the counters could tell whether or not their efforts to ban pesticides and pass laws protecting the birds were working. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

As I sprint faster, the layers I’ve built to protect myself since I crossed the border flake off, like scorched leaves on the trees along Kobani’s Aleppo Way. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

But it is understandable why some blacks believed their immediate safety and security could best be protected by cooperation with the prevailing caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

"The Greatjon's the Young Wolf's strong right hand, all know that to be true. Who better to protect the widow's lands than an Umber, and what Umber better than me?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And all had only one thought in mind: destroy the intruders and protect Ignorance. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They ask him to protect them against bandits, who rob and beat them; police, who shake them down; and la migra, the Mexican immigration authorities, who deport them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“White America” is a syndicate arrayed to protect its exclusive power to dominate and control our bodies. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

For her grandchild grew up protected and away from danger, and the only wish the old woman had was for that to never change. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

My mother said a prayer before I left and entreated my ancestors to guide and protect me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had insisted Grandma learn to use a gun to protect herself because they had lived in an isolated area in the early years of their marriage. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men who were already stationed on the airfield ran to push the newcomers into the defensive trenches, protecting them with their own bodies. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

After unloading us on the beach, our alligators were supposed to crawl inland another fifty yards to form a line of fire protecting the men who came after us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bricks and burglar bars protect charred rubble. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He sent word for a battery to move down the slope in front of him, to fire uphill and protect Pickett as he retreated. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could see the wide Channel & even Boston-Town, & — my God, I do not jest—there, drawing up, was a Sloop & a Schooner, discharged Boats with Parliament’s Marines to protect their seized Animals. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Patty and Aaron came up alongside me, joining me in protecting our friend. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It feels wrong not to pretend after he protected me from those dirtbags. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Those rogues were protecting their underhanded operation more than you,” Grandma huffed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Hannah Relf made an inspection of the sandbags protecting her front door and went along to the end of the street to see how much the level of the canal had risen. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“We have to protect that smart brain of yours from claws and teeth.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I believed they were keeping secrets from me—but supposedly, they thought they were protecting me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It seems Grandma is in that candle, and it’s Grandma who watches over and protects me and makes me feel happy again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Rachel: “Exactly. We aren’t girls who need protecting from a big, strong man.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I can hear the blade whistling toward me and reflexively hike the pack up to protect my head. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ferguson, the Court established the doctrine of “separate but equal”—a legal fiction that protected the Jim Crow system from judicial scrutiny for racial bias. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“And will you, to the best of your ability, protect him from harm?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Of course, all I was thinking of was protecting my unborn child. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You keep chanting. I've only come to protect you from these liars who would deceive you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Regardless of Lilya’s fashion sense, the bottom line was that her feet needed to be protected from the below-zero Russian winter cold. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Pike could not answer what White wanted to know most: Was Hale merely protecting Bryan, or was he part of a more intricate, nefarious design? Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The prince will protect himself against this danger by avoiding being either hated or despised and by keeping the people satisfied with him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to protect him, which I was sure I could do, even if I could not protect myself. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had thought her uniform would protect her as she crossed unknown territory. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

An old man with gap teeth is on his front lawn, shouting into the microphone: “Where would I go? This my home. If go to the Superdome, who’s going to protect my house?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was Aureliano who conceived the formula that was to protect them against loss of memory for several months. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I remember feeling Charlie nursing me, protecting me, making sure I wasn’t dead. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Let him try and climb the Master Oak. The spirit of the Great Hunter will protect us.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Their testimony is very important, because they were the only members of the family who lived completely removed from the three-legged table, protected from magic and spiritualism by their rigid English boarding school. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

What the press—and seemingly everyone else—failed to understand was that it was Bobby’s shrewdness in protecting his financial interests, rather than temper tantrums or neuroses, that was making him hesitate. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Guards would rush to protect those threatened in the plot, and the conspirators would be hunted down. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did he see me, or did my hat and lowered head protect me? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you know, white mens like nothing better than ‘protecting’ the white womens a their town?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

‘But not with your death only, Lord Faramir: with the death also of your father, and of all your people, whom it is your part to protect now that Boromir is gone.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If they found the dragon up in the cliffs and it attacked, would fool magic protect Anya, or only the fools wielding it? Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Neutrality is a luxury Kerch has too long enjoyed. The members of the Council think that their wealth protects them, that they can sit back and count their money while the world squabbles.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"The boy is my namesake,'did you know that? Robert Arryn. I am sworn to protect him. How can I do that if his mother steals him away?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He should have kept a guard on them, but he'd deemed it more important to have men walking the walls and protecting the gates than to nursemaid a couple of children, one a cripple. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Okay. And we can be high priestesses of Isis who; are assigned to protect him.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Maxie had some magic control over the weather, the ability to protect herself but dump on me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But this thin atmosphere can serve a useful purpose, because it may be just thick enough to protect the surface from the intense charged particles in the Jupiter radiation belt in which Io is embedded. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had violated no orders, and no one could prove his motive was anything other than protecting his men. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I said, because I was glad he was protecting me, like he said, even if I didn’t really get how he was doing that. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

As Elizabeth walked along the line of guardsmen, they did nothing to protect her from her stalkers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother and Mrs. Bircz had devised a strategy they hoped would protect us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It might not have been with lafamilia, but things hadn’t been that desperate in June, and there would have been somebody trustworthy who’d have agreed to take her and protect her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m calling Sheriff Ocasek. When word of this gets out, we’ll need security to protect our dig from souvenir hunters. This is going to be big news!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Her oarsmen were safe below, protected from'missiles by the half deck that sheltered them, but the men-at-arms crowded topside were not so fortunate. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Every night we gather to hear such news and propaganda, and are told of how the Angkar loves us and will protect us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord of Light, protect us," the queen’s men prayed, “and keep this savage dark at bay." A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Old Yeller might be pretty weak and crippled yet, but he’d protect them from just about anything that might come their way. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid my pillow over my head to protect myself from visions of the dead, but I could not breathe. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of the peoples here know this and they know where to go if the invaders come and they know what is their job to protect their country. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The nephew was crouching beside his uncle now, trying to protect him from further onslaughts—without risking his life by hitting the Lombard back. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But for the moment, he had to protect his guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

And then Hilly is surrounded by women, faces upturned, asking questions, arms out like they are trying to protect her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Paul says he did what he did because he was protecting some white lady in the store,” Jill added. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

First I cover Finway’s bowl with his night cloth to protect him from sound waves. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Here I am, casting you out of the Inner City, and I have nothing to help protect you except...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I turn my board higher, trying to protect myself from all the flying snow. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No matter what, no matter where it is, it will protect you and keep you safe. You could even break it and melt it down and the charm would still hold.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was a lactose-intolerant klutz, who couldn’t even protect his friend from getting kidnapped by wheat. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You know I’m sorry and I was only trying to protect you.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want a race riot in here. I got an investment to protect.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dear Lord, bless and protect this woman who has brought us her child to perform this sacred duty.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“She was asleep and the warrior protected her while she dreamed.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I want to stop thinking about my mom crying. She thinks she can protect me forever, but she can’t. We both know that, but we can’t say it to each other.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“I can understand that,” the interview woman says quickly as if protecting Dedd from her own doubts. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were planning on catching the salvage train to the Orleans. She says she’s got crew there who would protect her.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to crawl under the bed but was only able to partially protect her head. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Only Kumi could stand up to this threat, and her strength is tied to mine. The rest...they are barely enough to protect the Golden Crescent,” Nyame said sadly. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He lifted his overcoat collar up as though to protect himself from the cold island wind and jerked his hat down almost to his bushy eyebrows. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thicket of berry bushes protects it from unwanted eyes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A safe home, food to eat, someone to protect me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had let his love, a tender maiden, come alone to a place full of danger, and not been there first to protect her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles was my first friend from that other world, the one my father had tried to protect me from. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As James Madison put it, the nation ought to be constituted “to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Celia washes her daughter’s hair and tries to remove the grimy flowered nightgown, which Felicia insists protects her from the sun. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she protected Håkon, she wouldn’t ever get the money she needed, and her family would be homeless. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It may be, though, that the medicine worked on women and Mama would have to protect herself and Amala to make sure that only Olanna died or became barren or went mad. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever self-respect he might have had was gone, he did not care if Kingshaw saw that he was afraid – he wanted him to know, in fact, he wanted to be protected. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It is something like the way Dame Nature gathers round a foreign body an envelope of some insensitive tissue which can protect from evil that which it would otherwise harm by contact. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Wires are attached to the button on my foil’s tip and behind the silver clasp that protects my hand. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The sparkling, hard shell of the hotel protected her when she needed it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And she continues, after a few more sentences, that the sum of the misconduct of Reggie and his allies enabled Reggie to go on a mission, which could somehow protect him from justice. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Blacks protected by police and militia bought provisions during the riot. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He’d felt that way often with his boy and the father, and one of his strategies had been to disappear if that would protect his boy from the man’s anger. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had lost his sense of honor because he had not been able to protect his namus—his daughter. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

But the Angkar will protect us if we give it our total loyalty. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had come with Ultima, and as men brought evil to our hills the owl had hovered over us, protecting us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it had been at school, even, things might have been better, they might have been protected by the crowd. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was nothing she could do to protect herself, and so she did the only sensible thing left and began to cut off a big, meaty hind leg from the kudu. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The ghost of the boy’s father is protecting both of them.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I think my parents were protecting it from her.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The government was determined to protect Oppenheimer and his staff—and their bomb-making secrets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were in a wide and perfectly circular enclosure, protected by a high wall of green turf. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The one whom he had not been able to protect, to spare, to cover from the round moon glow of the flashlight. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t nothing wrong with the kids missing school a few days. Not if you protecting yourself.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Knowing that I have real friends who have my back and will protect my feelings—people like Aimee, Michael, and Ronan—makes all the difference. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

And if they are my cousins, my family, I have to help protect them, too. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I do. Whenever I play, even in the play-ground, I’m checking out how to protect the ball and do all the other stuff I do. You got to work on your game, man.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Papa had told Hanako that one of the main purposes of an American consulate was to help and protect Americans in a foreign country. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The windshield is fogged and the night is dark, and in Jack’s hard-domed little Saturn she feels cocooned, protected. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Answer to those who served and protected a world that had never served nor protected him. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Probably to protect government executives in case of a world catastrophe. Too bad no one had enough time to make it here—I’m sure most of them fried like the rest.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

"Shipped off to the Spice Isles to protect the southern waters, now that I'm no longer such a valued asset," she says, then turns left. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Barack and I did what we could to protect our kids from too much exposure, declining all media requests for them and working to keep their everyday lives largely out of sight. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

All the parents immediately went to protect their young—all the parents except Roz. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s the sisterhood Mom’s always talking about. Five women who are reincarnations of legendary queens from the ancient stories. These days their job is to raise and protect us.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe it wouldn’t be saying Kaddish for the dead that protected me from the Angel of Death but reciting the names of the living. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We have to protect ourselves. Extra security measures take time. You can come back tomorrow night, and we can exchange half of your notes.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was convinced that I had to lie to protect my own, the way I was always taught to do. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I might as well have my own way to protect myself, so I don’t feel I have to rely on Kelton’s Krav Maga, or whatever other lethal martial art he knows. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mariners are protected by geography and the vast amounts of spices, meat, and iron they trade. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He did not want to leave for Parthia without a strong naval force in place to patrol and protect the eastern Mediterranean coast. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She puts her hands on her big belly like she needs to protect it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Here on the surface of the earth, we are protected against solar flares by our atmosphere, which prevents most of the radiation from reaching the ground. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

White didn’t mention one detail to Pyle: the girl who had been taken hostage credited White with protecting her and her brother. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I’ve been putting all my weight on my left leg, trying to protect my right. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

How fitting, I thought, that the villain had found a position as a mercenary soldier, paid to protect Claudius and fight his battles. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

From there we will be able to protect James Town from a Spanish invasion—we’ll stop the Spanish ships before they even enter the river. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sam stood in front of her, his dagger drawn to protect them both. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I learned that the person who saved you, your personal saver, was sent by God to protect you and to help you out. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was my duty to take care of Mala, to welcome her and protect her. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

We had little choice, though, but to push the fears away, continuing to trust the structure set up to protect us and to simply live. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In fact, George and Florah became so terrified they could not sleep, and my mother had to reassure them by saying that our ancestral spirits would protect us against any evil. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold these things up as talismans to protect me; all my awards are thin paper shields to keep me safe from the hatred that surrounds me and my friends. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cover Finway’s bowl with his night cloth to protect him from my playing, and set up my trombone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

If that was true, Bush was part of an administration that, far from protecting the oil industry, had pulled the rug out from under it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now ’twas lit with torches, and sentries stood outside the front doors, jealously protecting the officers who slept within. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

His eyes are too full of guilt to really see me, to see his reflection in my eyes, the reflection of my hero, the brother who tried always to protect me the best he could. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, she could protect them if anything did come in. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

We wore makeshift wire masks to protect our eyes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aged about twelve, she may have protected Smith, but not, as he wrote, by interceding when he was a captive and about to be executed in 1607. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And besides, she had her salt and nail to protect herself, if she needed them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

For the Soviet leader, the issue was crystal clear: Russia must protect its security at all costs. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I would, if necessary, to protect my men.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Although we were dealing with officials whose competence was no greater than our own, their authority was founded on and protected by the color of their skin. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sides, what if we need it to protect ourselves? The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We could protect our women and daughters from their jungle urges, which Dr. Bertram understood to be a particular fear of southern white men. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“In the execution of our duty, we try to treat each situation as unique and devise a plan that protects the safety of others and our own officers.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The policy would also protect farmers from going bankrupt if prices fell too much. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know all the reasons for Cole’s anger, but we do know he’s out of control. Any solution found by this Circle must protect society and make Cole totally responsible for his actions.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

While some nomadic hunter-gatherers may occasionally bag more food than they can consume in a few days, such a bonanza is of little use to them because they cannot protect it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph was the fourth son—a kind of mooning boy, greatly beloved and protected by the whole family. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wrapped the shawl tighter across my shoulders and pulled it high to protect my neck. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What then, ser? I say she would want us to protect her city. Her children.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“The rats, at least, are not guilty of that. Together, we will protect each other. Together, we will rule. Together, we will be safe. It has been decided.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

What was Papa so anxious to protect her from? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He fingered his amulet nervously, hoping it had protected him, but he knew it had no power over the Evil Eye. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Not to protect herself, but to protect me and the other maids. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I suspect that the distinction between a maternal and a paternal instinct is scarcely worth making; the parental instinct, the wish to protect, to further, is not a sex-linked characteristic…. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Pat Patterson, a big man, who was himself protected by the shield of a bad reputation, made the mistake of cursing my mother one night when she was out alone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The attitude was that women were to be protected and taken care of, concepts that contradicted becoming astronauts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

To protect the nation against “the menace of race deterioration,” radical social surgery would need to be deployed. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Now we are protected against lethal ultraviolet rays by a narrow rim of ozone, thirty miles out. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is hard to explain to the children that the birds have been killed off, when they have learned in school that a Federal law protects the birds from killing or capture. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They respond to the age of exploration and discovery, but only with the intention of preserving and protecting the conceptual apparatus of traditional philosophy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"It’s queer, when one thinks about it,” goes on Kropp, "we are here to protect our fatherland. And the French are over there to protect their fatherland. Now who’s in the right?” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt the evil coagulating about him, and he was helpless to protect himself. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made sure Amari had food each day and protected her from some of the other women who had grown fierce and violent from their captivity. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you scanning around for? Nobody’s here to protect you. You might be the favorite out there, but in this kitchen, you’re mine!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You know,” Dad says, chewing a bite of hamburger, “Erin’s family might be trying to protect you, Finley.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was very hard to get in there unless you had a good reason to give to the security guards who protected the compound. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wisest person in all the universe, Prometheus had well been able to protect his own family. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnson agreed to send two battalions of combat troops to protect the base. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The Golden Crescent glistened like a jewel, and behind it the Ridge stood tall, a wall protecting a treasure. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As a boy, Enrique says, he never had a father to protect him. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Alice’s castle,” I say, clambering up to a ledge where a stone wall with stones placed one on two, two on one, protects a natural cave from rain and wind. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had his politics to protect him, and his scientifically based theories of class, and his own rather forced self-certainty. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

What made my fear all-consuming was the fact that I observed in many instances that my parents and all the other adults who were supposed to protect me were unable to protect themselves. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In a moment he must leave Elisha, step out from under his protecting arm, and walk alone into the house—alone with his mother and his father. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He had felt as safe as a king in the center of his realm, protected by lions and dragons—and by the water all around them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Lying to someone is a weird way to protect them.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The airshaft was topped by a miniature, slant-roofed skylight whose heavy, opaque, wrinkled glass was protected from breakage by heavy iron netting. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he telegraphed the chief of the city's police to send officers to the White House to protect it. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t know what power this cat’s eye has, to protect me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He believed it was ESP. He was serious. He thought he had ESP, and he felt that because of that ESP, he’d been protected throughout his career.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Never thought there’d be a time when Mom and Dad couldn’t protect me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even in the hottest part of summer we’d have to put on long clothes to protect our arms and legs—and forget about having company over. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

What was the sense of making the stewardess stand guard over us if she refused to protect us from strangers? One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your predecessors failed to protect the Washington family, at great cost. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the marines were dug into bunkers covered with three feet of earth to protect them from the mortar shells that the Vietcong were lobbing into the camp—about five hundred mortar shells a day. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I clutched Maribel's forearm as if somehow that would protect her in the case of an accident. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I repositioned my bike helmet, my curls tied in a low bun underneath, confident I was protected by my oversized sunglasses and a generous slathering of sunblock insisted on by Mom. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Each parent had to protect their brood alone and provide something for the future. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bobby said it was because I was probably one of those people who sue Americans for money and he had to protect himself. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He told himself he was protecting Gulliver, but he knew it was the other way around. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But I feel entrusted by him: we are in this together, this protecting of Susie. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The whole structure seemed to occupy its own space, one of solitude and oblivion, protected from the vices of time and the habits of the birds. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Who would protect Abilene if Edward was not there?” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The father crossed in front of his daughters to protect them. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Until that moment, I had thought he could take on the world, if he had to protect me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rumbling of the engine reminds me of the purring kitten, but I swallow my tears to protect Grammy. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Also I wondered why all the other kids’ dads didn’t seem to care so much about protecting their kids. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s safer this way. I’m—I’m just protecting you.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I told him there was nothing left for a lie to protect. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He put on rubber gloves to protect the stitches. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She wanted to be spoken for, protected, placed on her path in life. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The police of Packingtown, like the Colts, were protecting their community. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wrapped my shawl more snugly around my face, as if that piece of wool could protect me from wolves and whatever other dangers lay ahead. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The other Phoenix Riders are circled around me, the backs of their mechs turned to protect me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This was part of the magic, because everyone believed this protected them from danger. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her bag was tucked under her legs, protecting her notebooks, all she had left. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Think how cool it would be if you were one of the people to make a big discovery. And maybe one of those discoveries could help protect the species.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And so that beauty that Malcolm pledged us to protect, black beauty, was never celebrated in movies, in television, or in the textbooks I’d seen as a child. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Wherever he might send her, though, Arya would need silver to support her, a roof above her head, someone to protect her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re one to talk, you old drunk. You seriously want to protect these brats?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Because you learned the demons’ magic to protect you?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The preserves are protected by powerful magic. But I lend an ear to the news all the same. Rarely hurts to be cautious.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

In Hardwick’s eyes, “The police, protected by their helmets, are frightened and confused by these seizures of happiness.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait, so, we need weapons to protect our weapons from becoming...weapons.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My water powers would protect us both, and we’d detonate the charges from a quarter mile away. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

To the question “But doesn’t the government protect us from such things?” the answer is, “Only to a limited extent.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He had worked for Lucky Strike and Richard Lopez, had worked for Sadna, had worked to protect him and Lucky Girl, and then had simply walked away when it no longer suited him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of enjoyment at the fact that his brother-in-law’s money couldn’t protect him from this misfortune? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Vega,” I said, “I guarantee I’ll be here to protect your neck and help you make the right moves.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But the laws also protect the accused, and that is the wonder and beauty of the American system of justice. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wes looked back at the teacher, but in his mind he was looking at the house he wanted to build: “No, a house big enough for her to get in. A house to protect her.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It might even have protected him from himself. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

When the matter was closed, when the sentence was passed and the congregation dispersed, a ruthless youthful forgetting, a willful erasing, protected her well into her teens. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Is the army going to protect us?” someone shouted out, but Doha couldn’t see who it was. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They were protected by their mommies, their nannies, their maids. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Because these people dared not kill me, for my ancestors were jealously protecting me, they had resorted to do the next best thing to murder—blind me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A guy had to protect himself at all times. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He possessed a flinty self-confidence that protected him like a shell from the world’s assaults. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I'm pretty sure the something he's protecting is not secret information about our space program. He hardly looks like a rocket scientist.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this instance, the baseball team is using imagery associated with a fighting force organized in the 1800s to attack Indigenous people who were protecting their homelands from white settlers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He felt brave and noble because his going out into the strange world would protect the safety of his little relatives. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her father would become the brave senator who continued to work to make sure everyone else in the country could be protected the way his daughter had not been. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I realize she’s protecting her hands from germs, not wet paint. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The one time she tried to protect Nel, she had cut off her own finger tip and earned not Nel’s gratitude but her disgust From then on she had let her emotions dictate her behavior. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In Midgard they would make their homes, protected from giants and monsters and all the dangers that wait in the wastes. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

His mind, protecting him, wove the throb into patterns of innocent images. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He put his arm around Annabeth, but as the arai advanced, he didn’t know how he could protect either of them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I hate them, but I will protect them.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

A vaccine to protect children was sixty years away. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

At first, I stayed silent to protect Rosie—and there was no question she needed protecting, in those days elephant executions were not uncommon—but there was never any excuse for keeping it from Marlena. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But I knew, in the most protected part of my heart, the truth. , do you know what time it is? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had to protect the contents of her bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He looked at the tubs of ice cream, all in a row, carefully protected behind a pane of glass. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“If I wished to scare a spoiled rich protected creature, I would not have to try very hard.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Grandpa Arman was a governor, so he had men to protect him.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Andrew tore at the tape and plastic bag protecting the thick yellow envelope with “Clue” inked on the front. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even though she hates me now, I have to protect her if I can. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And there are more like this; there can be a legion of her, each with its own name, but all Rachael Rosen—Rachael, the prototype, used by the manufacturer to protect the others. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I decided to protect Mom from the truth. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

No talk about how he should protect himself if something had gone wrong. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It made perfect sense to protect everyone from sorcery. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cal suddenly felt a deep love for his brother and an impulse to protect him in his weakness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They liked that I went all the way to the market every day before dawn to get them a taste of the outside country, away from their protected bourgeois life. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

If our house had been shaking, protected as it was in the middle of the village, imagine the Captain’s, hanging there alone so near the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A roar cut through the melee: a booming growl, a noise that might come out of a she-bear protecting a cub. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They were falling like rain and they were hitting me as they fell and I had their blood all over me and I couldn’t find a place to protect myself. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

But still trained to protect him—from her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mark held his arms up to protect Trina and Deedee, backed up and pressed them against the wall by the stairs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Its function is to keep the head warm and protect it against ultraviolet radiation. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Please, God, I prayed, help us to protect our valley and to stop this violence. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had no intention of taking a whipping if I could avoid it, and I was sure Kevin could protect me if he was nearby when I needed him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

People were waiting to see how well Jesus protected Tata Price, now that he had to get by the same as everyone without outside help from the airplane or even women. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They charged that Bliss was more concerned about protecting his reputation than admitting the obvious truth: The body of a forty-nine-year-old man in previous good health had been destroyed by infection and starvation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In Phnom Penh, she often protected her skin with cleanser and moisturizers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

These patrols would become part of a network of liberty associations that would protect blacks in cities and towns across the North. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For a month after that I took a kitchen knife to bed with me each night, hiding it under my pillow so that when Aunt Addie came I could protect myself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She was trying to protect you," I said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Britain’s ability to read Enigma was a vital war secret, and they had gone to great lengths to protect it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Kira covered the spread-out robe with a plain cloth to protect it. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had always treated me as an equal, but I could see he was trying to decide whether to protect me from this thing or to share it with me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Dove clung to Johnny like a drowning man and Johnny did protect him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many of the rebels had been people that they knew—that Nehemia had somehow helped and protected? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Ben closes it like it’s an important thing and he wraps it inside a plastic bag to protect it and puts it in the rucksack. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Most of the stores were still closed, their steel gates locked and protecting whatever had survived the days and nights of looting. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

After the cyclotron, Lawrence would not receive another patent until wartime, when federal officials demanded that his inventive process for uranium separation be protected legally—and the patent rights be assigned permanently to the government. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Of course, leaving them alone on the side of a dirt road in rural Mexico wasn’t my idea of protecting them, but I didn’t have much choice either. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Here at the Lemoncello Library, we protect each library user’s right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired, or transmitted.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He thought that Johnson, a Democrat sympathetic to the South, didn't do enough to protect freed Blacks and stop violence and unrest in the defeated southern states. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sophia has her hair wrapped in a kerchief to protect her style from the wind. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was only protecting me, and sending out a warning not to mess with me again. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He could protect the girls, instead of merely...well, keeping them hydrated. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The wind was down or we were protected by mountains that bounded the curve the lake had made. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then Snape said, “I thought...all these years...that we were protecting him for her. For Lily.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"Ah, but when the queen proclaims one king and the Hand another, whose peace do they protect?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“And mostly, we guard the borderlands. We protect the borders of things.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I thought Mom would somehow find a way to protect us, because that's what mothers do. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

To secure a policy, all Ned had to pay was a dollar, Arnold said—just one dollar to begin protecting his family forever. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I had Nan and Pop, who protected me from far more than I ever realized. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But while the Bottle Trees were guards, making sure evil spirits like Uncle C didn’t escape, the Tree of Power seemed like it wanted to protect you. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It was the one area not protected by fur, so she figured it would be the best place to harvest some blood. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Subway conductors need to protect their ears,” I say. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The women of the 125th Guards liked and appreciated the Frenchmen who flew for the Normandie-Niemen Regiment and protected them in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I know. We made it so. Me and my mother. Every day we asked the lwas to protect our family in Detroit and their house,” I say, adjusting my bra. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He said he was charged with protecting me and he couldn’t trust no one with a little girl around. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

A year later, Lawrence again had to intercede to protect a Rad Lab colleague. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The elevator takes us to the roof of Batalla Hall, twelve stories high, where the shadows from surrounding buildings don't protect us from the sun. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Mama Lessie had five little girls to protect, one of them my mother. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like he’s protecting me from being so painfully out of place. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I can finally see him, three bodies deep, barely protected by the plainclothes cops, who are busy holding people and cameras back. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were going to protect Saratov’s bridges and railways from enemy bombers, and to guard the Saratov Aviation Factory, the very factory where their own planes had been built. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The air didn’t whistle, but it felt good to have something to protect herself with for a change. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If he gets caught in here, like this, I don’t know how much his father can protect him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

In the cabin, I was suddenly the man there, the one to protect the family, if tilings went wrong. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women hold their beaded evening bags over their heads, trying to protect their foundering hairdos. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chickadees and other winter-resident birds can protect orchards against the cankerworm. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In the midst of the crowd, I overhear the Khmer men discussing how the Youns are there to protect us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This house is protected, the landlord told my mother. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The wind had risen, cold and biting as a winter gale, but the forest opened a little, and as the ground dipped, they found themselves in a protected hollow in a glade of alders. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was the only one who wore a swim cap to help protect my natural hair from the chlorine. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He protected hikers and hunters and tree-climbing little urchins like us, and he created the most sacred tree of all, the Master Oak, for us to grow up in. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I hope they are both safe and protected,” Amah said as another tear fell. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And it even talked about how magic squares were used as talismans to protect you from harm. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were ten soldiers left behind to protect the village, and they stood at their posts all day. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

To protect myself, I gripped the cross of lead in my hand. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I am here to protect you and the ones you love. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And whatever it was that had been protecting them from the flames was beginning to break. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Though Jesper didn’t think anyone would be lying in wait, some guard might be charged with protecting the gate mechanism at all cost. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“A lady’s Attendant is not there just to protect her from the restless dead. She also protects my virtue and my reputation, Sheriff.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He told me that if I’d be his girlfriend, he would always protect me and make sure nothing bad ever happened to me and buy me expensive presents. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When people began chipping away at the Berlin Wall, more joined in—including the very East German border guards who were supposed to protect it. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they’ve been summoned to protect the high-ranking military guests and ambassadors? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

It was as if my blindness were protecting me from fear. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what would have protected him against Forest itself? Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He would have cradled it and protected it instead of extracting it from its nest with a scoop. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crouched to protect what little warmth his body produced. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished to be the deer that he protected. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

They are there to protect him from the crush of popularity. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once in a great while we just have to protect her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Think about it, Ekon. Why would Adiah bother to hold all the splendor inside of her body to protect Lkossa’s people, if she was just going to go around killing its citizens anyway?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The board seemed untouched by the flame, protected by good luck and the layer of dew it collected every nightfall. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The rules don’t quite apply to us, nor protect us either. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I realized: while Mama didn’t work roots, she thought keeping the story about Daddy a secret was protecting us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Something about Otto, about the fact that I was protecting a bonobo infant and was therefore somehow like her, had changed our chemistry. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t do anything to protect myself from it, so I whined. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe everyone is just trying to protect me by lying to me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Although some white guardians and administrators tried to act in the best interests of the tribe, countless others used the system to swindle the very people they were ostensibly protecting. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He’d protected me from rattlesnakes and bad hogs while I was little. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They have to protect us. To settle us with homes and jobs. You can go to school. Make friends. Stay in one place.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes even wanted Ned to buy life insurance, for surely once his marital strife subsided, he would want to protect Julia and Pearl from destitution in the event of his death. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, protect yourself. That soldier told me that he’s wired Koch about you.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

From the minute he walks in, I am protected, exempt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He would sit up tall, protecting her, with his ears standing up straight on his head, like soldiers. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I know TaShon protects dogs, and he trusts me enough to share Spot, and he, somehow, knew that it mattered to me that Ginia came looking for me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Penkovsky's CIA handlers deemed his material so valuable that they decided to protect his identity—from possible moles or potential leaks—with an extra layer of secrecy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I know that a poodle looks very like a buck deer to one of these hunters, and I had to find some way of protecting him. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others are silent because they believe hiding the truth will protect friends and family members—e.g., The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Conor felt an almost irresistible urge to find something to cover it, protect it, before anyone saw how vulnerable it was. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He stood up behind the desk, holding the file as if to protect himself. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Even at that age, I knew black children had no power to fight white adults or even to protect themselves from them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In jeeps and marching in formations up and down Crenshaw, protecting the stores and businesses, I supposed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The place was always dark and protected from the ravages of time, like a sealed pyramid. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had felt it ever since she saw him come in protected by a noisy military retinue, which turned the bedrooms inside out until they were convinced there was no danger. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

To protect himself from the many biting and stinging insects, Roosevelt wore a head net and long gloves so he could write about the expedition at the end of each day. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

For the past two years, she’d slept on the couch listening, waiting, protecting. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Because the song is dangerous to humans. I’m only allowed to sing it with Pond and Darkness, when I am protected by moon sand.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“We have to protect him,” I told her. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Always I hoped something would attack our cattle so I could protect them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

A boy, all but naked, squatted upon the ground, sooting fruit trees to protect them from some scourge. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, the Constitution contained no provisions that specifically sanctioned slavery as a permanent and protected institution south of the Potomac or anywhere else. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I want enough food to eat, clothes, and shoes that will protect me from the cold. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I protect Prim in every way I can, but I'm powerless against the reaping. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was at that very moment that I knew with certainty we would always be one, together forever, protecting our loved ones, braving the wind and illuminating the sky. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Asher looks like the captain that he is, while Roshan, our Shield, has armguards larger than any of ours, his belt equipped with potions and elixirs he can use to protect the rest of us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wished that she could find a pay phone and call Mrs. Sylvester and hear her say, “Clarke Family Insurance. How may we protect you?” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

She removed her braids, careful to leave her scalp unscratched, to leave undisturbed the dirt that would protect it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Our little bay is fairly well protected, but not that well. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand. You could be killed! You can’t change people’s minds now. It’s the only way to protect yourself. When we leave for the new India, things will be better. I hope.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The General was a great tree whose branches protected them—or something like that. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Far as I can tell, all they did was swear to help and protect each other—and us,” Stella said. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He likes the idea of detective work, of working to serve and protect the public. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even among fishes that range widely in coastal waters, many depend upon protected inshore areas to serve as nursery and feeding grounds for their young. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In this sweeping international epic, black and white American soldiers protect each other under enemy fire in the African desert. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

If you were protecting your country, did the end always justify the means? The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I throw myself over Glimmer's body as if to protect it but then I see the girl from District 4 being lifted into the air and vanishing. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“To protect our men who are in Vietnam,” he said, “and to guarantee the continued success of our withdrawal and Vietnamization programs, I have concluded that the time has come for action.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And soon the sky seemed to wrap itself around them, a glittering blanket to protect them from the awful sights and sounds and smells of their ruined neighborhood. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The queen was vulnerable on the quell board with no pawns to protect her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She put on the thick glove that protected her arm from his talons, then held her arm out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The more I thought about our differences, the surer I felt that I could protect you better than she could. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He said he needed to protect himself from...he could never say what. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Men would fight for the honor of protecting them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I had no one to love me or protect me...no one to think that I was special. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to make something that will protect the town and its people when that thing explodes.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Look, Percy, the truth is, I—I kind of have to protect you.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The guy huddled there on the ground protecting his head and face with his arms. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But Sula was so scared she had mutilated herself, to protect herself. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Just before he died, I promised Jim that, in his absence, I would do everything I could to protect the spirit and integrity of his contest. That’s why I’m here.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Parks asked him about police protection, and Malcolm X laughed, “Brother, nobody can protect you from a Muslim but a Muslim—or someone trained in Muslim tactics. I know. I invented many of those tactics.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

How am I supposed to protect Henrietta when I go to the library or the grocery store? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“So you see, your mother was able to protect you from the spirit leopard.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whites, therefore, were excluded from the law, although some went to the combat schools of their own accord, since it was good to know how to protect one’s self in these dangerous times. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Please, Allah, help the poor people in Pakistan who don’t have enough to eat and protect my cousins in Pakistan. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

What if it was something that even a grown-up couldn’t protect him from? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou glanced at the great lava wall protecting the heart of the jungle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They were green and scared, and had no idea how to protect themselves or work as part of a unit. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to be protected from this kind of stuff. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She spat on the doorknob twice, a ritual that, she once told me, protected the innocent and kept all evil spirits away, including the police. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you don’t have to protect sexual predators. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I remembered what Baltimore could be like, and I wanted to be there to protect Shani and help my mother through the move. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

With six children to protect, she had no time to panic over the loss of their home or the violent destruction of everything around them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The cops all had billy clubs and were spread out to protect the train. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

And in any case he wanted to be in the house, on which he had spent untold thousands for improvements, to protect it in whatever way possible. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

With the Supreme Court now giving its constitutional blessing to a more visible and protected role for individual victims in the criminal trial process, changes in the American criminal justice process accelerated. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She protected the fleet and ensured the success of the sea trade. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The river would protect Booth from the angry citizens of Washington. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in her nomadic existence she felt protected and safe. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Jessie was really going at it, and if he didn't protect himself at least a little, he was going to end up in the emergency room and that would upset his mom. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

It was no longer here to protect us, and neither was she. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The bitterness and alcohol and depression are stripped away from these phantom incarnations, and they console and protect me in death as they never did in life. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

This whole trip, Percy had felt responsible for leading and protecting his friends. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got to protect her. I just hope we can convince her—” “Percy!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As if in thanks, the sturdy trees had protected their house and fields from the brunt of the cyclone. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I forgot about him. I was just thinking about the party and I forgot about Winn-Dixie. I forgot about protect' ing him from the thunder.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother had protected it with all her heart. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Someone kicked me in the side, and I bowed over in the dirt, cupping my hands over my head to protect it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We soon learned to dodge chalk and protect our heads and stomachs whenever she approached us with a question. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I was trying to protect my people, people you’ve spent your life trying to exterminate.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I guess she was going to protect me while I was protecting her. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The old wooden door protecting the Great Vault is wide open. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

More important, he didn’t need the pockets anymore to protect the magical piece of firewood that controlled his life span. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I hope you were not discouraged by all this. I was only trying to protect you from being hurt.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I dared not remind him of his duty as a father to love and protect me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

All the while protecting me from themselves, because they know I would be horrified. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

What I just kept telling myself was that I was trying to protect Zara’s feelings. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Peeta’s argument is that since I chose you, I now owe him. Anything he wants. And what he wants is the chance to go in again to protect you,” says Haymitch. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The floats were followed by a procession of tanks, soldiers, sailors, marines, industrial workers, and others who were protecting America's home front. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“I thought I could protect you,” he said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of the girls, ready to protect them from the witch’s rage. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Yes, he was in that valley where his mother had told him he would find himself, where there was no human help, no hand outstretched to protect or save. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Otto was on my back, but to protect Songololo’s feet, I swung her over the sprays of glass shards that swirled through the grass. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I know that she’s testing me to see if I’m a true silverback, one who can protect her family. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“God will protect you,” he said, resting his hand on my shoulder. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had to protect this stuff until he could get it back to Bunker 9 and study it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Percy’s embrace was so warm and comforting she wanted to stay there forever, safe and protected...but that wasn’t reality. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had lied to protect myself, and then I had to lie to protect my lie. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it not true, Mr. Erlone, that Miss Dalton was in no condition to protect herself and you lifted her into that front seat?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“So it was because Markov always tried to take care and see that we were protected that we made it back,” Katya concluded. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I hid under my blanket as I always did when the fighting started, hoping it would protect me from their nasty words or physical brawls. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

No information, no interest, nothing that might advance Ai’s cause, or protect his life. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was an ideal location: the hillside perch provided little cover for approaching predators, while the line of trees protected the foxes from the north winds. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Bravery makes nothing, protects nothing, results in nothing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Radar was trying to protect us and chased away these bullies who wanted to beat me up, but then they threw a bottle at him and hit him on the head.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The other revealed Saint Giles, protecting the innocent deer from hunters, a constant reminder as to what our faith should be. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't afraid, 'cause the warm-blanket smell felt like it was covering me up, protecting me. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Instead, Lee’s party was routed in a midterm election that showed that South Koreans were more interested in preserving peace and protecting living standards than in teaching the North a lesson. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The wax protected everything but the lines, which were burned—or “etched”—into the copper. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger hurried to the high wall behind which Capricorn's garden lay: vegetable beds, fruit trees, and herbs, protected by the wall from the cold wind that sometimes blew from the nearby mountains. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Savannah and I will set up quarterly tax payments and establish a trust to protect your savings and start your college account. And, of course, a retirement plan.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

All Mance ever did was lead an army down upon the realm he once swore to protect. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Outside, she wrapped her shawl tightly over the fur vest and pulled her thick knitted hat down to protect her ears. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My brother had come and would protect me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“The way Gran is—Mum isn’t to blame for that. And she did manage to protect us, before. It’s not fair.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Oasis Circle is a clearing, a nearly perfect circle of green ground cover and trees rising at least sixty feet, protecting it. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

To him I was nothing more than a white stranger, a potential source of harm against whom he must protect himself. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When parents were poor or ignorant or mean, or even just didn’t believe in having a TV set, it was up to their kids to protect them. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

That was how Charlie learned that he couldn’t protect the things he loved. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Edward opened my door and took my hand, then drew me into the protecting enclosure of his arm. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The cow protects the grass habitat by eating young trees and shrubs that might compete with grasses. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

With the American troops no longer fighting, what could her father do to protect her and her sisters and brothers? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Nine years ago he had sworn that the children’s home where he’d lived was protected by one—by “a bird who smoked a pipe.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“No, it wasn’t all her fault. She was misled. She loved me. At the end, she tried to protect me.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The glossy leather on your shoes, or the document that protects your invention, is pronounced PAT-ent. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was so tiny, but her grip on me so tight, as though she knew I would always protect her. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It burned off my clothes and would have burned off my skin, dark though it was, had I not protected it beneath blankets and propped-up turtle shells. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Partly because of these two thugs trailing me now, but more because I knew Jermaine wouldn’t be here to protect my neck this time. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Native people today are still involved in protecting their communities and their resources. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The cold was bitter and though the platform itself was protected, heavy snow was falling outside. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked God to bless all the guys that had been killed and wounded, and to protect all of us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snap judgments can be made in a snap because they are frugal, and if we want to protect our snap judgments, we have to take steps to protect that frugality. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Are you really going to be mad at me because I protected my baby brother by sending you home? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would protect his friends and stop Gaea—whatever it took. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Britain and France had promised to protect Poland—they had no choice but to declare war on Germany. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a big believer of having a bat under the bed to protect the family, just in case. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

"I like my umbrella. It’s the only one I’ve ever found that’s big enough to protect all of us from the rain," she said as Frankie jumped over the puddles lining the sidewalk. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Chiron ordered a twenty-four/seven guard duty on the hilltop, at least until he could, find an appropriate monster to protect the Fleece. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“How big? Coyotes out here. They have pups this time of year. They’ll take down a small dog when they have a litter to protect.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Like Holmes, Geological Survey geologist W J. McGee believed it was his duty to protect the temple of Science from profanation by incompetent and overimaginative amateurs. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Those plants, growing in complex, living soils, produced polyphenols to protect themselves from pests and disease. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

His eyes were large and dark and burned steadily like a lamp protected from the wind. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It also stated that any person “not being an Indian” who tried to settle or hunt on Muscogee lands would not be protected by the United States. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He had always risen to protect Boobie and somehow make life right for him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flames just kiss the birches nearby and char the undersides of their limbs; ever after, the scars will curl under to protect the fissures left by the fire. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You shall rule and name all these creatures, and do justice among them, and protect them from their enemies when enemies arise. And enemies will arise, for there is an evil Witch in this world.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

This was because more women than men rode the buses, and because Gray and his colleagues wanted to protect the jobs of men, who were typically regarded as the breadwinners in families. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She has it password protected, and for a second I worry that with all the other changes, maybe she changed her password too, but it’s the same 0213 it’s always been. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I charged a small service fee. It’s not illegal. It’s called free enterprise, protected by the Constitution.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

At the last moment, Rathbone raised his arm to protect himself from what was intended to be a deathblow. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like I was protecting her from something and that felt good, like I was a man already. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me—that selfless girl, that’s not you?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was only one way to protect herself from the people who had destroyed her family. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The ice meant safety now, but it could only protect itself, for the water was coming. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He reminded himself that the songs would protect him from Mother Water Monster’s anger. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Bo stood in front of Victor, as if he wanted to protect him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I gave my sister to you to protect,” Orestes said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frightful stood over the eggs, not sitting on them to start incubation, but protecting them from the freezing air. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The face gazed up at him, heavy, calm, protecting, but what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark mustache? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really understand war, because my parents did such a good job protecting me from it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“We need this ban to protect us from tragic accidents in the future,” insisted Xenocrates. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Some people tried to hurt us to protect themselves, their families and communities. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Jamie is wearing a thin jacket to protect him from the January chill. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

After everything she had done to protect me, I had just left her there.... The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

How can I protect the queen when I am not with her? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But they weren’t in the protected section, so she figured it was fine to run her bare fingers over the smooth and fragile paper. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He gave her a thermos of water and big earphones to protect her ears from the engine noise. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

A thick blanket of snow covered each roof as if to warm and protect the house underneath. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The dogs Bite Hard and Grip Fast stood in front of their master and growled to protect him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she’d be on a farm, with other girls like her, protected by the sisters. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Uriah and Marlene, who were on my side even when I seemed strong, or Christina and Will, who have always protected me when I seemed weak? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They organized rallies, had students sign all kinds of petitions—from making drinking water safer to protecting the Key Largo woodrat to planting trees throughout the neighborhood. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“We’ll just keep fighting to protect our place in that change. You showed me that.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The most peaceful place for her, where she felt safe and protected, was the Catholic Church. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The men spent that first day digging foxholes, filling and stacking sandbags to protect their positions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“And that’s a task that includes protecting Lyra,” the aeronaut reminded him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He curls into a ball, protecting his head and stomach. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She thought of Mrs. Murdo down there in the dark, being bumped and pushed, with her arms wrapped tightly around Poppy, trying to protect her, and all at once everything seemed clear. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But you care. Because you want to protect her even though you’re the little brother.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In response to the Southam situation, the NIH investigated all their grantee institutions and found that only nine out of fifty-two had any policy in place to protect the rights of research subjects. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Master, these are your enemies. You must not listen to them! Let me protect you. I will turn their minds to madness, as I did the others.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

By fleeing to a quieter corner of Virginia, he had hoped to protect his family from harm. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

And a lot of them are so damaged that my natural instinct would be to protect them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She must first protect her sister against him, and then find ways of conjuring him safely on paper. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She drew away, wrapping her coat quickly around her to protect what lay within. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t love the smell of the tiny dugout basement under the cottage, but it keeps him and Byrd protected from high winds and bad storms. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I feel my Mom push her arm forward in front of me, as if to protect me, but then Ben picks up the bag. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In France, there was no Parliament or Congress; no one expected to be able to protect his rights by voting. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He’s three years older than me and great-looking, tall with wavy blond hair, finishing LSU law school, protected by a hundred and seventy miles of badly paved roads. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She was probably wondering: Why aren’t my mom and dad protecting me? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I can protect myself, thank you very much!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I hid them to protect you,” he said. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beatrice focused on surviving, protecting her sons from recruitment, and getting out. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

In the southwest corner there were boxes and trunks with tarps pulled over them to protect them from uninitiated eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We’d been sitting in the school parking lot for ten minutes while he raged, blaming himself for not being there to protect me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

If you can conjure a Patronus, you can protect yourself against the world. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Women do have always his voice above the gabble voice that breathed an affinity for evil, for believing that no woman is to be trusted, but that some men are too innocent to protect themselves. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then beyond where the road was not protected by the hills it was screened by matting on the sides and over the top. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You know how and why she died. Make sure it was not in vain. Help me protect Lily’s son.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We each had put on several garments, one over the other, to better protect ourselves from the cold. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t lie,” I lied passionately to protect my lies. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arnold insisted that he could protect André, claiming him as an agent working for the Americans. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Clara was alive and Alba was still a child, the big house on the comer was a cloistered world in which she grew up protected even from her own nightmares. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was intrigued by how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat, how one paced oneself over a match. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so Helmuth moves a handful of Germans to protect the right flank. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I do not wish to omit an important issue, and an error from which princes protect themselves with difficulty if they are not extremely prudent, or if they do not make good choices. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The law formed the National Labor Relations Board to protect both employers’ and employees’ rights and to intervene when labor and management disputes become deadlocked. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see. First, try not to get arrested. Second, try to find my sister and protect her until the war ends. What about you?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

If we survived the fall, I could use the water to protect us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Supreme Court—the one branch of government charged with the responsibility of protecting “discrete and insular minorities” from the excesses of majoritarian democracy and guaranteeing constitutional rights for groups deemed unpopular or subject to prejudice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They threw themselves on top of children to protect them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Helps keep my hair in place and protects me from the elements. Two for the price of one!” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We have mastered this world, and yet protected it in a way that our forefathers could scarcely have dreamed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Despite their heroism, the 586th was never on the front lines, as were the two other regiments associated with Marina Raskova—the 586th’s job was always to protect the Soviet forces at the rear. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He hugged the girl tightly to his body, trying his best to protect her as he thumped against the hard-packed dirt of what had once been a flower bed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It protects the body, helps defend it against intruders. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

By whipping himself he protected himself against whipping by someone else. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Cops? Don't worry. Tonight they're ordered to protect us. This meeting is of great political consequence!" he said, turning away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

How I will always have to protect her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie had been right: this world did not protect the kind or the weak. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She reached up for her own throat and wrapped her hands around it as though she could protect it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Five long chains of brightly colored prayer flags* were then strung radially from the pole above our tents to protect the camp from harm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Book covers can protect our feet. Better than nothing.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I threw up my arm to protect my face, but I felt no pain. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Though many new people who resettled in their village were taken away and never heard from again, my family’s status as base people protected them from the killings. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t it my duty to protect my own kind first? Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The Lord protects the innocent,” she says, then leaves as silently as she came. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was his habit and Jane’s always to protect Robertson Ay, because they loved him and didn’t want to lose him. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

But then she saw what was protecting her: a net. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The man’s collar was flipped up to protect his neck, his hat was pulled down, and his hands were stuck in his armpits for warmth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have eyes lost behind my head, where they can best protect me.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I wanted to protect him from all of the terrible things that no one deserves. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z