What is "protectively"

Usage examples of "protectively".

Her hands smoothed the midriff of her hunter green gown before her arms crossed protectively in front of her.

She avoided eye contact with anyone, but drew her shawl protectively around her like an overage Ophelia.

Quark settled his hand protectively upon his own pile of latinum, and turned to Steyn, leaning glumly on the bar.

Several of them scattered hastily away from Torrit when he picked up the Thing and held it protectively.

McGruder, standing protectively close to his leader as usual, beckoned the Blackshirt forward and I saw whose arm he clenched.

We crouched in the entrance to the cavern, me, Proom, a dozen of his people bent protectively over their sacks of crystals, all staring with disbelief into the night.

The Home Guard stepped in front of the King and Ander protectively, Dardan and Rhoe a pace or two to either side.

The female crouched protectively over her, letting her curl into the shelter of that soft throat and away from the cutting wing feathers, for she had not even a mantle to cover herself with.

The firedrake stood protectively over his fallen partner and opened his great jaws wide.

Grady stood and watched everyone leave, holding Mag gie protectively at his side.

He crowded Marita and she backed away quickly with a warning glance at Taverik, who had moved out protectively.

The Construct, holding Gudrun Meissner protectively to its silver-blue body, led the procession.

Sherry, protectively placing his body between the Moles and his newfound romantic interest.

With the room empty, she could see that there were only two people left: one crouched protectively over what looked like a partially disassembled warp core, one crumpled and gasping with pain on the floor right in front of her.

As Melvin spoke, lean, sun-browned fingers tightening protectively around hers.