defenses

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Most known immune checkpoints require interaction with tumor cells to weaken the body's defenses.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The idea being: This isn’t actually a real lawsuit, and in cases where the same kind of claims have been made, the IRS has defended those cases and asserted all sorts of defenses.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Israel retaliated by striking an important Iranian petrochemical plant and air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Coach Mike Brown’s “five-out” approach ensures every player is a 3-point threat, creating wide spacing to stretch defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

It is when confronted by the overwhelming signal of free molecules of endotoxin, evoking memories of vibrios in great numbers, that the limulus flies into panic, launches all his defenses at once, and destroys himself.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas