defend
Example Sentences
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Servite sophomore Jaelen Hunter clocked 46.36 to defend his 400 title and set a Southern Section Division 3 record.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
The exercise of writing it down is what turns a vague sense of “we’re probably fine” into actual numbers you can defend.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Wickline certainly doesn’t need me to defend her.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
On Wednesday Emirati presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said the UAE remained committed to political solutions and diplomacy but said his country had a right to defend itself.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
He needed all the powerful learning he could get to defend himself.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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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