defend
Example Sentences
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Three Los Angeles Unified school board members will defend their seats in the June 2 primary.
From Los Angeles Times
Disasi has to defend a bit deeper at West Ham - big, organised, putting his body on the line.
From BBC
Even if acquitted, she will face significant legal bills to defend her speech.
Sam Curran will never have the pace of Wood nor the height of Overton, but against Nepal, in defending 10 from the final over, he justified his return from the wilderness.
From BBC
He acknowledges his father’s shortcomings in promoting democratic institutions while defending his father’s intentions and achievements in modernizing Iran.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
