undefended
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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As the home team sprung forward from midfield, Gouri found Mason Greenwood racing through an undefended inside-right channel.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Nicias, the peacemaker of 421 B.C., first opposes raiding Sicily because it would leave Athens undefended.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
At Amnya, her team also noted a possible sign of social stratification, another development often linked to agriculture: a cluster of houses that sat, undefended, outside the palisade.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 29, 2023
In 1941, Wales became a major battleground, not only because of the industrial targets along the Bristol Channel, but because of the undefended route it offered to the north-west of England.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2022
She waited until they were well past before she darted across the undefended drawbridge.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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