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
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
It's a lie that worked for decades to give cover to their malice.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2021
However, the same structure that is designed to bring gamers into a big tent could give cover to online behavior that many players would find equally unacceptable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2016
Yonder, I take it are the Martians, and Londonward, where those hills rise about Richmond and Kingston and the trees give cover, earthworks are being thrown up and guns are being placed.
From The War of the Worlds by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
