bulwark

Example Sentences

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While the protesters say their aim is to safeguard the Supreme Court, seen by Jews as a bulwark against tyranny, Palestinian Israelis see the court as having failed them repeatedly.

From Seattle Times

Unwittingly, the Americans turned the balance of power in Iraq in Iran's favour by overthrowing Saddam Hussein, who was considered a Sunni bulwark against the Islamic Republic.

From BBC

For years, it has been a key ally of the United States in East Africa, seen as a bulwark in a region afflicted by civil war and Islamist extremism.

From Washington Post

It also sells stationery, journals, inks and calligraphy books, a small bulwark against the drift of a country that long ago dropped handwriting classes from school curriculums.

From Washington Post

He won re-election last year more as a bulwark against Marine Le Pen, the extreme right candidate, than anything else.

From New York Times