guard dog

noun

: a dog that is trained to protect a place : a watchdog

Examples of guard dog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Private security guards in camouflage uniforms carrying semiautomatic weapons appeared leading a no-nonsense German shepherd guard dog. John Fund, National Review, 14 July 2024 Heavenly goes into defense mode as Jackie’s guard dog, speaking up before Jackie utters a word. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024 As the public panics about deepfakes and wholly convincing scams enabled by generative artificially intelligent technologies, the White House is trying to serve as an authentication role model and guard dog. Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023 But this was no guard dog, and Creedence, as she’s named, shifted promptly to tail wagging. Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023 In another, Gomez is in the pool with a big guard dog standing by the side of the water. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 8 July 2023 Inspired by the killer robot dogs Boston Dynamics have been cooking up in their apocalyptic kennel, a killer robot guard dog kills two people in a desolate land with no other humans around. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 14 June 2023 The molecule sits on the surface of all of the cells in the body, basically acting like an overzealous guard dog. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2023 Once the new rules go into effect, building owners would have 10 years to complete the retrofits. $150,000 for a guard dog? Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023

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“Guard dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guard%20dog. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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