- present participle of defend.
defending
Example Sentences
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Hesmondhalgh laughed about how "going all dry mouthed" while defending herself was not helping her cause.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Tuvalu is disappearing. What good does it do if we take this decision? What good is defending your borders if there is no livable world left?"
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Before he became Disney’s top lawyer, Horacio Gutiérrez faced powerful adversaries, defending Microsoft in its antitrust fights and taking on Apple while at Spotify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“There is a certain pride in being a Californian, certainly not held by everybody ... but i would think that the mainstream would be defending the state.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
America may have thought Elisha Kent Kane was a gentleman/hero, but he was not defending young Maggie Fox’s reputation to the press.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
