defend
Example Sentences
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Calderon defended staying in the race to try to reach undecided voters during a gubernatorial forum at the Commonwealth Club on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times
China's defending champion Gu, who came to Italy seeking a clean sweep of three golds in her events, has so far failed to top the podium, winning silver medals in slopestyle and big air.
From Barron's
“The most important thing for an agency head is to defend the jurisdiction of the agency that they’re running,” Selig said.
While South Africa looked strong in all departments in the group phase, the batting of the defending champions India has been inconsistent.
From Barron's
Is that something that you hear discussed “How do we defend ourselves against these forces,” for want of a better word?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
