defend
Example Sentences
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Over the past 12 months England defended their women's Euros title, Europe won the Ryder Cup and there was a new Formula 1 world champion.
From BBC
Zagorodnyuk, who is also the chairman of the Ukrainian Center for Defence Strategies think tank, said aircraft shouldn’t be discounted, given they are a platform to both launch missiles and defend against them.
On Tuesday, the BLS defended its approach in a Q&A document published to its website, arguing that the agency had no better way to handle a challenging patchwork of missing data.
Informed by his law background, Rhodes places a particular emphasis on the part of the oath that states they will defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
From Salon
The 30-year-old Serbian superstar collapsed to the court in agony after his left leg appeared to buckle after Jones stepped on his foot while attempting to defend a drive.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
