defenseless
Example Sentences
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“Why are we supporting a corrupt theocracy that brutalizes its own people, in a war that is best known for causing immense suffering and death among impoverished, defenseless civilians?”
From Washington Post
Instead, it says only that "as talks dragged on," Nixon ordered the December air campaign, after which "the North Vietnamese, now defenseless, returned to negotiations and quickly concluded a settlement."
From Salon
If not extracted correctly, the toads can be left defenseless against predators.
From Salon
Paula Tavara, a political scientist at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, said Castillo had left Peruvian democracy in tatters, and its citizens — especially the most vulnerable — “poorer and more defenseless.”
From Washington Post
Human rights defender and Jesuit priest Ismael Moreno slammed the move on Twitter, saying "emergency measures give more power to those who act outside the law, and put the defenseless population at risk."
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.