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 group added: "The United States and Israel are imperfect and, like all democracies, at times deserving of critique, but false equivalencies give cover to terrorist groups."
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2021
"They are pretty shallow fire trenches, barely deep enough to give cover to a man."
From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by Currie, John Allister
