Sentence examples similar to off one's guard from inspiring English sources

Mandela was intrigued by this youth who challenged the prison guards by refusing to follow demeaning rules like taking off one's hat just because the guard wished it.

At last, the trains rattled off; and one guard called to the other.

G4S's meteoric rise to public infamy can be attributed to a gross underestimation of the manpower needed to pull off guarding one of the world's greatest spectacles.

To ward off thieves, one occupant stood guard over their belongings while the other showered.

He was not the only one caught off guard.

No one can guard against every danger.

This time Mr. Moss was the one caught off-guard.

But mostly, La Salle's guards were off.

No one was guarding us.

"If the Indians run off the reservations, you have no one guarding the borders," he said.

No one guards it.