security guard
noun
: a person whose job is to guard a place (such as a store or museum) and make sure the people and things in it are not harmed
Examples of security guard in a Sentence
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Jones was employed by the Unified Government Parking Control Department as a security guard and later became a parking control officer.
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
Over the next 16 hours or so, hospital staff assigned a security guard to stand and watch Thomas 24/7 because of his suicidality.
—Grace Rubenstein, STAT, 26 Apr. 2024
In one case, a single father earned about $11 an hour as a security guard for a Florida firm, but resigned a few weeks after taking the job when his child care fell through.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
In the video, a man who appears to be a security guard asks the workers to leave voluntarily and threatens to call the police.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 17 Apr. 2024
The only male killed was Faraz Tahir, 30, a Pakistani refugee who worked as a security guard at the mall.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2024
Among the speakers was Eliyahu Libman, a settlement leader whose son was working as a security guard at the Nova music festival on October 7th, when Hamas forces took dozens of captives—including his son.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Understandably, the security guard looked horrified.
—Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024
And if so, how many? Who was the security guard killed?
—Charles Rabin and, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
Over the next 16 hours or so, hospital staff assigned a security guard to stand and watch Thomas 24/7 because of his suicidality.
—Grace Rubenstein, STAT, 26 Apr. 2024
In one case, a single father earned about $11 an hour as a security guard for a Florida firm, but resigned a few weeks after taking the job when his child care fell through.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
In the video, a man who appears to be a security guard asks the workers to leave voluntarily and threatens to call the police.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 17 Apr. 2024
The only male killed was Faraz Tahir, 30, a Pakistani refugee who worked as a security guard at the mall.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2024
Among the speakers was Eliyahu Libman, a settlement leader whose son was working as a security guard at the Nova music festival on October 7th, when Hamas forces took dozens of captives—including his son.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Understandably, the security guard looked horrified.
—Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024
And if so, how many? Who was the security guard killed?
—Charles Rabin and, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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