give cover
Example Sentences
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"The judgement must not be used by Government to give cover to a system which shields wrongdoing rather than exposing it."
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Chinese vessels on research missions often give cover to military purposes, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
He said that would give cover to other countries, including those facing economic pressures and food insecurity, to side with the secretary-general.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
The cultural resonance of these views — although they represent fake history — helps give cover to activity to would otherwise cause outrage.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2018
These could, with very little work, be made to give cover from all sides.
From The Defence of Duffer's Drift by Ernest Dunlop Swinton
