guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən 
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Guardsmen were deployed to the region.
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When the family reached the shore, the guardsmen told Antonio that only women and children could enter the country.
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
As Elizabeth approached the entrance, guardsmen crossed their rifles in front of her.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
On the opposite side of the river, in Eagle Pass, a phalanx of Texas guardsmen stood watch with rifles.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
More than a dozen Republican governors, in a show of support for Abbott, had sent their own guardsmen to the border.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
As Elizabeth approached the entrance, guardsmen crossed their rifles in front of her.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
On the opposite side of the river, in Eagle Pass, a phalanx of Texas guardsmen stood watch with rifles.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
More than a dozen Republican governors, in a show of support for Abbott, had sent their own guardsmen to the border.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guardsman
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardsman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən
: a member of a national guard, coast guard, or similar military body
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