self-defense
Example Sentences
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Placed beside each other, the two Baker County cases reflect the funhouse-mirror properties of self-defense law.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Takuo Kobayashi, of Japan’s maritime self-defense force, is one of several U.S. allies taking senior leadership roles commanding Rimpac’s thousands of multinational exercises—including one involving the sinking of a pair of decommissioned American warships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Teyana Taylor, ordinarily a gift to any movie, seems less than committed to the role of Joe’s doctor fiancée, though that may be self-defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
After some past shootings by immigration officers, including those in Minneapolis of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, federal officials’ accounts that the officers acted in self-defense have been contradicted by video evidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
I feel the wall of her self-defense begin to crumble.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
