shield somebody from something

With his last effort, he had tried to shield her from death.

"But he seems to have found a way to shield himself from it."

He did not know yet how to shield himself from it.

So, should the Government try to shield people from things that, though legal, are bad for them?

That way, the children shield themselves from the cost of their parents' care later.

You wanted to shield her from the knowledge that these things were really true.

All the while he tried to shield her from some bad news that the whole town was talking about.

She raised both hands, as if to shield herself from him.

I raised my hands in front of me, trying to shield myself from her.

I would take any risk to shield her from hurt.