Example Sentences

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Defended excellently, and the way he went forward was fantastic as well.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Defended by a vigilant immune system and a web of blood vessels—the blood-brain barrier—designed to keep foreign molecules out, the brain makes cancers such as glioblastoma particularly difficult to treat.

From Nature • Dec. 3, 2019

It is a metric that combines three stats, Defensive Runs Saved, Zone Rating and Runs Effectively Defended into one overall number.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2019

More: Here’s How Lindsey Graham Defended His Unorthodox Positions In what was perhaps the most forceful moment for any candidate, Graham argued that he would be a forceful commander-in-chief.

From Time • Oct. 28, 2015

Defended on one side by a creek, on another by the Waipa river, elsewhere by deep ditches and banks that were almost cliffs, the lofty stronghold was as difficult to escape from as to enter.

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember