defense
Example Sentences
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Sheinbaum’s vigorous defense of Rocha carries political risks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
His normally dominant defense was also muted, as Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns connected on 8 of 12 shots to score 21 points on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
In this adaptation, Anna Bowden had been Cady’s defense attorney, and he’s no longer an illiterate rube but a successful restaurateur who was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Since the Cold War, other countries that maintained their holdings of dollars and U.S. securities in no small part for security reasons, reflecting an implicit quid pro quo for America’s defense shield.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Skunks spray an oily liquid from glands underneath their tails as a defense.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing defense
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Defense, Dribble, and Dunk: Basketball Lingo
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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