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Free sign upThe phrase "a shield of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to describe something that provides protection or defense against something else.
Example: "Knowledge serves as a shield of wisdom against ignorance."
Alternatives: "a barrier of" or "a guard of".
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A shield of God against evil.
They created a shield of neighborhoods".
A shield of prayer, they called it.
The public personality that Bill Belichick presents is a shield of his own making.
Workers take orders through a small opening in a shield of bulletproof glass.
MI5, said Mr Sweeney had to be protected by a "shield of secrecy".
He has lived under a shield of asylum in the US ever since.
It kind of puts a shield of tranquility around that person, or, rather, a tacit "Do Not Disturb" sign.
"Shoji screens permit porous inflow of light, yet extends residents a shield of privacy," Mr. Mori said.
Johnny was on hand to protect the other contestants from too much humiliation with a shield of his own incompetence.
The album is a proud throwback, with songs so strong they never need a shield of irony.
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