defending
Example Sentences
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As Mihai, Stan puts across a low-simmering rage at being put in the position of defending himself at all, while grappling with how to maintain what he sees as his natural role of patriarchal control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Tuvalu is disappearing. What good does it do if we take this decision? What good is defending your borders if there is no livable world left?"
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Before he became Disney’s top lawyer, Horacio Gutiérrez faced powerful adversaries, defending Microsoft in its antitrust fights and taking on Apple while at Spotify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But any comparison of the challenge of defending Britain's skies with Israel's, about 10% the size of the UK, is naive.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Why should the government need it and for what purpose? Who would ride on my bicycle, my beautiful black Wanderer touring bicycle? How could a bicycle be used in defending the state?”
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
