defender

Example Sentences

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Reese is the self-appointed defender of his family brand, a role that takes many forms.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the initial verdict dropped last year, environmental defenders rallied around Greenpeace, denouncing the verdict as a chilling attack on climate action around the globe.

From Barron's

Hours later, Ukraine said it had received 1,000 bodies which, "according to prior information from the Russian side, may belong to Ukrainian defenders".

From BBC

The trust that exists between Lammens and his defenders is clear - and there is growing faith from United's supporters too.

From BBC

However, the problem for the former Bournemouth and Newcastle defender was that instead of his second yellow card being chalked off, it was upgraded to a straight red card.

From BBC