- plural of defense.
defenses
Example Sentences
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He is far from alone in a new generation of executives comfortable deploying the verbiage of “trust the process” and “sustainable success” as defenses when the process has not resulted in success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
The system appears to carry fluid and waste away from the back of the eye and into the lymphatic network, which helps the body maintain fluid balance, remove waste, and support immune defenses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Newport Beach spent the weekend working around the clock to protect homes after waves breached the city’s defenses along Balboa Peninsula.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
B-1 bombers housed at Britain’s RAF Fairford exposed an Achilles’ heel in U.K. defenses: its air bases are far from drone-proof.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Another new invention, as simple as it may seem, became essential to the defenses of both sides.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
