Example Sentences

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Bass has been defending her record, pointing to a 17.5% decrease in “unsheltered” homelessness — the number of people living outside or in their vehicles — over a two-year stretch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The 69 year-old chief executive and de-facto leader of the nation’s finance executives has been defending Powell and the Fed from attempts at political interference for months, both publicly and privately to the president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Ramzi Kassem, a law professor and part of Khalil’s legal team, has been defending Arab and Muslim Americans for decades.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2025

David Moyes has been defending his lack of substitutions during games but I just wonder if fatigue will play a part here.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

And the joke of it is, that he has been defending Crawley in Crawley's teeth.

From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony