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
Thus it became necessary to devise some new impediment which, whilst remaining mobile, would also give cover and an advantage in the final hand-to-hand shock.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
