How to Use ward in a Sentence
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Shout it with me, then, shout it to the world, shout it to your ward.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
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Tear gas was being fired right behind the gates of the ward.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
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The patients do not exist for much of the world outside the ward.
—Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
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One issue both Scotts agree on is the need to tackle crime in the ward.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023
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Brother Bald and Sister Sag way in the back are some of the smartest people in the ward, in the church.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
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When word of her side hustle spread through the ward, Rae lost her job.
—WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
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Guardians are paid for their services through the ward’s assets or by the state.
—Christopher Cann, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2023
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Court records indicated the child was a ward of the state.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
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Unable to bear children of her own, the 43-year-old rushed to the ward and adopted a 10-month-old girl.
—Sam Mednick, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
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Pinkins remains in custody on bond, and her son is now a ward of the state.
—Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
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At that time, one of the wards became staffed only with midwives.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
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No one wants to go back to the asylums that warehoused patients in locked wards, often for decades.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
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Below the Han is a ward of the city, called Gangnam, which is nearly three times the size of Beverly Hills.
—Colin Marshall, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
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Aurora is ready to hear from the public about possible new ward maps for the city.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022
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In total, five boys and two girls were killed while under Letby’s care in the neonatal ward.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
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Like a council member, each of the eight wards in D.C. has Commissioners to voice the needs of their constituents.
—Time, 10 Aug. 2023
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Many victims had to be treated on the hospital floors and in makeshift wards outside the building.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
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Few people here could see any sense in the airstrikes, gunfire and IED explosions that sent patients to the wards on most days.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
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The two wards shared a health worker, whom authorities suspect may have spread the virus between the two.
—WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
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However, the amendment also says that the BZA can’t be filled with members from just one ward.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022
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Before the babies were moved, three others had died when the oxygen was cut in the neonatal ward, Dr. Bolbol said.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
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In the game, Bill antagonizes Ellie after Joel and his ward meet up with the prepper.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 30 Jan. 2023
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Rani Jha circled around her busy kidney ward, reeling off the list of patients who were too young, too sick, too many to count.
—Gerry Shih, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2023
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The hundred and fifty homes that GAF is doing in the 7th ward, that breaks a lot of barriers down for people that won't be able to afford to do that.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
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This was something the politicians remembered when Wal-Mart came around with promises in 2011 to build stores throughout the ward of D.C.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
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With no space in the ward, patients spilled into corridors and hallways.
—Dake Kang, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2022
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That twist was the recollection of Anat, a woman who had become one of Kravchenko’s close friends in the psychiatric ward.
—New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
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Her ward covers the majority of Gage Park including where the field house is.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
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During that time, E.B. had access to all of the ward’s medical records and personnel files.
—New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
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The whole ward is absolutely quiet because the children and the baby have - - don't even have the energy to cry.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
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Keep your car keys in your hand to use as a weapon to ward off an attack.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2021
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The first thing a forest seems to do is try to persist, or ward off change.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 18 May 2022
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The news was good enough to help Amazon ward off the summertime blues.
—Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 28 July 2022
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And what herb in the Middle Ages was believed to ward off evil spirits?
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022
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And, to its defense, licorice does try to ward you off with its poisonous taste.
—Rebecca Douglas, Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2022
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John Sewell, owner of the ranch near Uvalde, Texas, said his Lacys help ward off some would-be thieves.
—Carine Hajjar, National Review, 20 Apr. 2022
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The trick is to use lighter colors that can ward off fading and warping.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022
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The man and his friends set up tents and chairs and wrapped the entire camp with plastic to ward off a 15-degree chill.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
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The obstetrics ward at the hospital closed more than 15 years ago.
—New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
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Sunset’s midfield controlled the pace of the game while the Grant backline played strong defense to ward off the Apollos’ threats.
—oregonlive, 9 Nov. 2021
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Sitting on top of that spike is a gummy shark to ward off anyone who might be inclined to steal a bite.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 22 June 2022
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To ward off the winter chill, both Lennon and Starr wore their ladies' coats, and a staffer held a steady stream of cigarettes to warm their fingers.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 15 Nov. 2021
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Some people like to carry bear bells on their hikes, hoping the noise will ward off the animals.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 9 Oct. 2021
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The best way to show up to the hill prepared is by bringing a waterproof ski jacket to ward off the elements.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2023
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Hapgood scored 11 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, including five of six free throws to ward off the Falcons one last time.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2022
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In 1918, in the US, some people wore sachets or bags containing asafoetida to ward off the Spanish flu.
—Shalbha Sarda, CNN, 11 Jan. 2023
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But what's done is done, and Dembe was able to get Park to the hospital in time to ward off most permanent damage.
—Jodi Walker, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2021
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But the singer-songwriter is back with a new suite of songs to ward off any bad relationship juju.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022
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And fat cells that are healthy and happy can help ward off a lot of human diseases, from cancer to diabetes.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
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Now, in the wake of the midterms, Frost is the face of a Gen-Z (and sliver of young-millennial) voter bloc being hailed for helping Democrats ward off a red wave.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2022
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It’s among of the first countries to receive Pfizer’s Paxlovid, a pill that can be taken at home to ward off the most severe symptoms of the coronavirus.
—Audrey Horowitz, ajc, 30 Dec. 2021
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On their way to Congress, protesters dipped their bandannas in a reflecting pool and put them over their faces to ward off the effects of the gas.
—Simon Romero, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2023
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This merino wool tee from Proof is built to ward off stink, plus it’s reinforced with nylon to help keep its shape after being tossed in the wash.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2022
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To ward off deer, farmers often invest in fencing, which can cost around $6 per linear foot.
—Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
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Kevin Love dropped a three 3-pointers in the third quarter to ward off the comeback attempt, and the Cavaliers capitalized on 17 Bulls turnovers.
—Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2021
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It is not understood, however, why gargling appears to ward off the flu.
—Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2022
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Twitter at first moved to ward off Musk, adopting a poison pill defense meant to make any takeover attempt costly.
—Abram Brown, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
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The honey that stingless bees make can ward off both fungal and microbial growth.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 5 Apr. 2022
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Long before the drugstore staple became TikTok’s go-to product for slugging, my mother used to slather the occlusive all over my face to ward off dryness and keep my skin buttery smooth.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
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Residents line their irrigation ditches with shells, hang blue bottles from trees to ward off evil spirits and weave intricate baskets with seagrass found along the coast.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2023
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