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Example sentences for: defended

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Makashov defended his use of the phrase by citing the writings of Pushkin, Dostoevsky and Gogol.
The high-dudgeon Vidal offers personal anecdotes (Abigail Thernstrom, at a dinner party, defended the police in the Rodney King beating) and rehashes familiar arguments for affirmative action.
As the Los Angeles Times described the scene: "Taking up a challenge from some opponents, Bush defended his philosophy of 'compassionate conservatism.
The current MMO system survives because it is defended by powerful interests who are its beneficiaries.
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.