standing guard

collocation in English

meaningsofstandingandguard

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standing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈstæn.dɪŋ/us
/ˈstæn.dɪŋ/
permanent, rather than formed or created ...
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guard
noun[C]
uk
/ɡɑːd/us
/ɡɑːrd/
a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal ...
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(Definition ofstandingandguardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstanding guard

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It's in the middle of their line, like a sentrystandingguard.
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Years later the tree had died—but the soldiers were stillstandingguardover a patch of grass and weeds.
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We arestandingguardto enable them to live their lives in their own way.
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Therefore, the police were barred under the policy that was adopted later; it was felt that they should be barred fromstandingguardover the car parks of public houses.
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Today we hear an international cry for justice through a judicial proceeding, with the unarmed bobbiesstandingguardat the door of the old man of death.
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Four bronze military service men statues proudly watched over the bridge, with twostandingguardat each side.
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They take turns moving the fry, onestandingguardover the already moved young.
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Regrets take several roles in the game, fromstandingguardat certain points to actively chasing the player.
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Males defend the nest bystandingguardnearby while the female incubates the eggs and broods the young.
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During the final treatment however, he noticed a suspicious soldier focusing on him instead ofstandingguard.
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Shibito are usually foundstandingguardat certain points, preventing entry; or patrolling the area on a set path.
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Thirteen people who had beenstandingguardover the statue were arrested by police.
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The first is of the princess riding on the moose and the second is of the moosestandingguardover the sleeping princess.
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These statues were built so that the two men werestandingguardover the city, and watching each others backs.
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At the entrance to the citadel there were soldiersstandingguard.
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Regrets take several roles in the game, fromstandingguardat stationary posts to actively chasing (or attempting to scare) the player.
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Today some dvarapalas are even figures of policemen or soldiersstandingguard.
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The girls are lying in the water beneath the bridge,standingguard.
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If the parents stay together during the incubation period, they will take turnsstandingguardover the eggs while the other drinks and feeds within earshot.
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