defend

Example Sentences

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Baum, the outside attorney defending the county, told Riff he wanted to ensure the clients didn’t “have their hands in two cookie jars.”

From Los Angeles Times

With elephant incursions into Zambia growing, farmer Augustine Kumanga organized fellow residents to defend their land.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of sentencing, Amnesty International had called on Pakistan to end "coercive tactics used to silence dissent and intimidate those who defend human rights".

From BBC

Two-time defending champion Sinner may not have looked completely convincing on his way to the last four but he is still the heavy favourite to beat Djokovic.

From BBC

“Where jurisdictional questions are at issue, the Commission has the expertise and responsibility to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over commodity derivatives,” Selig said.

From Barron's