defending
Example Sentences
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The White House said in a statement, “These public service announcements are about reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home, at our borders, and abroad.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Footwear giants like Dr. Martens have repeatedly taken online big-box sellers to court over boot designs, while luxury house Christian Louboutin spent years in global litigation defending its signature red soles against high-street copycats.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Many people, including me, urged him to do so, but he refused because leaving would be abandoning what he had spent his life defending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Some of the dark arts of defending, he'll bring some interesting things for the players to think about."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“We cannot and we will not shrink from defending it.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
