Protective
Protective adjective - Intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression.
Sheltered and protective are semantically related In some cases you can use "Sheltered" instead an adjective "Protective".
Sheltered
Sheltered adjective - Screened or sequestered from view.
Protective and sheltered are semantically related in shaded topic. Sometimes you can use "Protective" instead an adjective "Sheltered".
Nearby Words: shelter, sheltering
Both words in one sentence
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Though she's quite naive, having lived a sheltered life before going to school at Fuuka, she's quick to make friends and is fiercely protective of them... especially Mai.
Source: Chaotic Good -
The Hero Kyrie is a young Bishōnen who's lead a very sheltered life thus far and knows little about the world outside Barni Village; his naivete, niceness, and wide-eyed idealism can evoke protective instincts.
Source: Badass Adorable / Video Games -
Marle of Chrono Trigger; a princess, sheltered by an over-protective father and encouraged to be a Proper Lady
who runs away from home to have fun, wields a bow (and later, magic) and breaks pretty much every rule of lady-like etiquette generally.
Source: Tomboy Princess
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