defend
Example Sentences
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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
The Codeco militia claims to defend the rights of the mainly farming Lendu community, notably against the mainly pastoral Hema community.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
This pattern has helped to magnify the party's seat losses, which currently stand at 250 seats or half of all those it has been trying to defend.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
And in their time, when Rin was threatened, many of the older ones had fought to defend it.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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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