protective

IPA: prʌtˈɛktɪv

Examples of "protective" in Sentences

Firemen in protective suits clear up the residue of the toxic leak.
The aim should be to aggressively create what he calls a "protective barrier" against loneliness.
"It taps into what we identify as protective factors, especially in terms of intergenerational relationships, " he said.
MIKE BROOKS, FORMER D.C. POLIC., C.N LAW ENFORC.MENT ANALYST: That ` s exactly right, Nancy, because he was in what they call protective custody.
If he goes life without parole, he will be in a level three or level four prison probably in a special needs yard, which is what they call protective custody.
Firemen in protective clothing and breathing apparatus carried out a full search of the area, and the cause of the incident was determined to be Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, who was giving a speech on Parliamentary reform in a nearby building.
For Generation X members, "protective" is the key word to their parenting, largely because their families were less stable amid escalating divorce, says Nancy Robinson, a consumer strategist at consumer research company Iconoculture in Minneapolis.