defensible

Example Sentences

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In fire-prone areas, Cal Fire and local fire departments already enforce defensible space rules, and building codes require home hardening like covering vents with mesh to prevent embers from entering the house.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

“Until that guidance comes, operators will have to make defensible choices without a clear framework,” Feldman told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Yet putting legally defensible tariffs in place isn’t simple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

He said the script was "very defensible" and the phone contract comparison was "fair", since the script was designed to meet teenagers "at their level of understanding".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

It was a camp that even Arthur Dayne might have approved of—compact, orderly, defensible.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin