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
But Llys Rhosyr is the only undefended court of the Welsh princes confirmed through archaeological excavation.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2023
As the martian interior cooled, leading theories hold, its magnetic field died out, leaving the atmosphere undefended and ending this warm and wet period, when the planet might have hosted life.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 19, 2022
He moved through the enemy lines, and even though he seemed to be leaving Frank undefended, the enemy was completely focused on Percy.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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