defend
Example Sentences
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He does not need me to defend his honor or his single status, but while I may as well play devil’s advocate.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
He vowed to defend Castro and said thousands of others would join him to fight for the elderly Cuban leader.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
"He wanted to defend the innocent so he decided to become a security guard," Shaykh Uthman Ibn Farooq, told the AP.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
U.S. officials stressed their policy toward Taiwan—one of “strategic ambiguity,” a longstanding stance that leaves unclear whether the U.S. would defend Taiwan militarily if China attempted to seize it—was unchanged.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
They would defend their homeland, but they would not go over the top and attack.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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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