defend
Example Sentences
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Liquidity from a swap could help defend the peg to the dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Wickline certainly doesn’t need me to defend her.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
One monogamous pair lives with up to 30 helpers, who defend the territory, dig shelters in the sand, and keep the eggs clean.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
For both Labour and the Conservatives, their share of the vote fell most heavily in wards they were trying to defend.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
“You don’t have to defend me, you know,” I added.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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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