How to Use in defense of (something or someone) in a Sentence

in defense of (something or someone)

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• The point is that these brave men fought and many died in defense of our nation and the world.
  — Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
• And so then what are Texas lawyers arguing now in defense of these buoys?
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
• And the press doesn’t do anything in defense of this journalist.
  — David Biller and Tatiana Pollastri, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
• And the press doesn't do anything in defense of this journalist.
  — David Biller and Tatiana Pollastri, ajc, 6 May 2023
• There have been some that have spoken up in defense of legacy admissions.
  — ABC News, 21 July 2023
• Kelce has been emotional in the past in defense of brother Travis.
  — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
• Their sons and daughters are giving their blood and lives in defense of democracy.
  — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
• As a result of its status, lethal force can be used against a wolf only in defense of human life.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
• Ng, like many others in attendance, spoke in defense of open source models.
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 26 July 2024
• Many locals spoke, to applause, in defense of Seals' freedom of speech.
  — Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
• When one woman spoke up in defense of Dang, the teens began to mock her accent, the video shows.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• His mother fears that Makysym and his older brother will one day have to take up arms in defense of Ukraine.
  — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
• Democratic men need to speak up not in defense of others, but in defense of themselves.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
• Earlier this month, Small Combs issued her own statement in defense of her son.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
• Nate Schmidt took on Domi in defense of his teammate, and the pair earned fighting majors.
  — Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
• Israel later in the week launched airstrikes against Syrian forces in defense of the Druze.
  — Ghaith Alsayed, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
• Ariana Grande is speaking out in defense of her boyfriend Ethan Slater.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
• Taylor, in defense of Ace, says Amaya is the Islander who’s trying too hard.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 June 2025
• His mom expresses fear that one day Maksym and his older brother will have to take up arms in defense of Ukraine.
  — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
• Finch offered a statement in defense of her actions and addressed the suspicions of those online.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
• In the face of conflict, this sign will fight until the end in defense of their best buds and also take their emotions seriously.
  — Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 24 June 2023
• Gratitude is owed to the heroic Ukrainian soldiers who shed their blood in defense of the values of the free world.
  — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
• Over the years, Stahl has demonstrated a proclivity to speak out in defense of the program.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
• The students wanted to protest that morning in defense of their teacher, in memory of their friend and for their own futures at the school.
  — Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2023
• The justices will hear arguments on one aspect of the case, a bid by states to intervene in defense of the policy.
  — Jordan Fabian, Bloomberg.com, 27 Dec. 2022
• If it was justified for a state to wage war in defense of its rights, then it was justified to threaten war in defense of those rights.
  — Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
• Ryals told The Times that the campus community turned on her in defense of Solana.
  — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
• Drake Bell is speaking out in defense of Josh Peck amid his abuse allegations.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
• For 247 years, Americans have gone forth to war in defense of home and our liberties, and some have not come home.
  — The Editors, National Review, 29 May 2023
• Cloud and the Liberty walked away with the team's first-ever 3-0 start to a season in defense of their title.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025