defend
Example Sentences
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He does not need me to defend his honor or his single status, but while I may as well play devil’s advocate.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
“No young person wants to be there, they’re all forced. They’re told that they’re there to protect and defend the president,” Guerra said of the young soldiers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
U.S. officials stressed their policy toward Taiwan—one of “strategic ambiguity,” a longstanding stance that leaves unclear whether the U.S. would defend Taiwan militarily if China attempted to seize it—was unchanged.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
And it undermines Rhode Island’s sovereign authority to defend its laws and institutions through an official state agency, the Child Advocate.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
If I can defend myself against elephants or rhinos, I thought, why not a lion?
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
Vocabulary lists containing defend
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Veterans Day Vocabulary
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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