defend
Example Sentences
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"Meanwhile we sit here and defend ourselves as best we can."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Located in the chest, the thymus helps train T cells, a type of immune cell that helps defend the body against infections and disease.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Mr. Sánchez promises to destroy that model, whereas Ms. Fujimori is expected largely to defend it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
PSG step up to defend in a man-to-man fashion but because Merino drops into central midfield without Pacho following him - one of PSG's midfielders has to come across to mark him.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“Well, I can’t leave now, Gospozha. What if the magistrate decides to come back? I have to be here to defend you.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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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