defended

Example Sentences

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Before joining the department as associate attorney general last year, Woodward defended a group of individuals charged over the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

On Wednesday, Feldman defended his company’s forecast, calling it “misunderstood.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

In his Canberra speech, Burgess defended the agency as it faced "concurrent, cascading, and compounding threats", and revealed details of investigations into two antisemitic firebombings traced to Iran.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Jude Bellingham: Often England's spark but Bellingham was reduced to flashes with how deep Ghana defended and the little space he was allowed.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

His entire conversation with Jen had been like that—she mocked, he defended, but she always got her way.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix