defend
Example Sentences
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However the Conservatives are defending the largest number of seats, at 1,415 - more than a quarter of those currently due for re-election in May.
From BBC
"I was just a parent supporting and defending my son," he said.
From BBC
A recent report by MPs warned the UK was "nowhere near" where it needs to be to defend itself and the country's allies at a time of growing threats.
From BBC
He has defended Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein and most recently Karen Read, who was acquitted in June in a case that drew national attention involving the death of her police-officer boyfriend.
It also has defended its prescription practices and said providers use their clinical judgment to decide whether to prescribe stimulants to patients.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
