self-defense

Example Sentences

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The agents involved in the shootings have not spoken publicly, but a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security defended Good’s shooting, saying the agent acted in self-defense.

From Salon

But self-defense is far from being embraced as a collective civic duty in Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Noah Neiman, co-founder of the Rumble boxing chain, recently opened in the neighborhood the Pack, a self-defense and group-fitness studio that he believes will tap in to Americans’ heightened health consciousness and socialization post pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Byers said he kept the gun for self-defense and only fired it on New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July in celebration.

From Los Angeles Times

This is the sine qua non of self-defense.

From The Wall Street Journal