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Example sentences for: defended

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When asked about reports that Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott had circulated the rumors, McCain defended him: "Trent Lott has been a personal friend of mine for many, many years."
He supported the Untouchables and defended the rights of village artisans and peasants, but his non-violent movement could not stop the escalating riots among the religious communities.
For the poor and vulnerable, the justice system represents the place of last resort - the place where essential rights are enforced and defended.
The civil-rights era has long passed, and affirmative action must be defended or attacked on its merits.
The stations defended themselves by arguing that they could have showed close-ups of the killing but refrained from doing so.