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Example sentences for: defending

How can you use “defending” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

From the Romans’ point of view, defending Buda (and therefore western civilization) was a real headache.
The U.S. government should identify and evaluate the transportation assets that need to be protected, set risk-based priorities for defending them, select the most practical and cost-effective ways of doing so, and then develop a plan, budget, and funding to implement the effort.
The advantage of the "no merit" line over the "vindication" line was that it enabled Clinton's supporters to maintain their delicate policy of defending him without having to vouch explicitly--and perhaps falsely--for his innocence.
Defending my little sister and brother, I conked a few bigger kids on the head in those weeks.
(And, beyond a point, defending it is patronizing.)