line of defense
noun phrase
: a way of defending oneself
the body's first line of defense against illness
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Awareness is the first line of defense in a fast-moving digital world.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Local food banks are often the next line of defense.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Last line of defense When there is no place else to go, everything is an emergency.
—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
And now, a team from Texas A&M University has found that these particles can potentially bypass the skin, body’s first line of defense, especially after interacting with seawater.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Local food banks are often the next line of defense.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Last line of defense When there is no place else to go, everything is an emergency.
—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
And now, a team from Texas A&M University has found that these particles can potentially bypass the skin, body’s first line of defense, especially after interacting with seawater.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for line of defense
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“Line of defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20defense. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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