bulwark
noun
a wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart.
had bulwarked
-
past perfectof bulwark.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Her husband had died when the child was eight years old, and a year later her brother, who had bulwarked her against despair, had been killed in the terrible siege of Perugia.
From Roads from Rome by Anne C. E. (Anne Crosby Emery) Allinson
For years he had been battering down the scepticism that had bulwarked itself in the material.
From The Blind Spot by Austin Hall
