defended
Example Sentences
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The strike resulted in the first U.S. deaths since an April ceasefire, and exposed the difficulty of protecting U.S. forces even at a heavily defended installation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
She produced another break of Sabalenka’s serve in the third game of the set and defended her advantage with clinical precision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Ahead of his arrival in Lima, the Chinese embassy rejected suggestions that the region was anyone's "backyard" and defended Beijing's cooperation with Latin American countries.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Grindr defended the practice at the time as in line with industry standards – but it said it then stopped sharing HIV data with those companies.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“These were like eighty bucks,” he defended himself.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
