defended
Example Sentences
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Some of the forces said they had now ended the practice, but others defended it as a way of putting "money back into policing".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
While Mamdani previously defended people’s right to protest, he said last week he wouldn’t attend the demonstrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Biggs has defended his handling of the matter, pointing to his background as a prosecutor and his past votes to decertify the Colorado City Police Department.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
He has spent most of the past nine months recovering from the injury, while Van successfully defended his title once against Tatsuro Taira in May, winning by stoppage in the final round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
If Sarai had, in that moment, presented them with a choice, if she had stood proud and defended her actions, she might have won them to her.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
