defend
Example Sentences
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Almost all modern aircraft use electronic warfare, mainly to defend their own communications.
The plaintiffs said they would challenge the stay, while also defending the ruling of Benitez.
From Los Angeles Times
Diallo scored the opening goal and created the second as defending champions Ivory Coast overcame west African neighbours Burkina Faso 3-0 in Marrakesh.
From Barron's
The Dodgers, who also boast Japanese pitcher and World Series Most Valuable Player Yoshinobu Yamamoto, beat the Toronto Blue Jays in a seventh-game thriller last November to defend their title.
From Barron's
“De-globalization reveals what was always true: some countries, companies, people, etc. operate in the favor of superior powers who harbor the ability to distribute and defend that favor; others do not,” they add.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
