self-defense
Example Sentences
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In the three-page letter published Sunday evening, Arnault responded to a series of points raised in Le Monde’s articles with a mix of sarcasm, self-defense and score-settling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
And Judge Krause wrote that “circulation data reveals only how many units” of a weapon that companies have “pumped into the marketplace,” not how many people have used that weapon for self-defense.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Witnesses suggested that Tom had acted in self-defense against his aggressor after the two came to blows one day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
After some past shootings by immigration officers, including those in Minneapolis of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, federal officials’ accounts that the officers acted in self-defense have been contradicted by video evidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
In self-defense, a good portion of my mind simply stopped working—went to sleep, if you will.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
