defend
Example Sentences
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He chose honorable resignation rather than defend this plan to voters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Curacao will sit deep and defend in numbers, but Germany will find a way through.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“The market is testing Japanese authorities’ resolve, with spot back at 160 just five weeks after intervention to defend the currency around late April/early May,” the director of Asia macro strategy says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Charged and eventually cleared of affray, he explained he was acting to defend to members of the public.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
I couldn’t defend myself, even against a portly old huckster like Samir.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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