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Defended is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Related words

Defended | Defend | Defender | Defending | Defenders | Defends

Defended meaning

  1. Having defenses.
  2. In which the defendant responds to the allegations made against them, typically by filing a defense or counterclaim in court.

Using Defended

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having defenses. | In which the defendant responds to the allegations made against them, typically by filing a defense or counterclaim in court.
  • In the example corpus, defended often appears in combinations such as: defended the, defended his, defended by.

Context around Defended

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

godongwana 1× publicly 1× carlson 1× pawar 1× alice 1× official 1× angels 1× firmly 1× minister 1× halfway 1×

Often after:

rationally 1× azerbaijani 1× himself 1× bridget 1× usman 1×

Sentence patterns with Defended

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ajit pawar defended his decision 1× alcaraz also defended her track 1× alice defended well and 1× aliyev again defended azerbaijani government 1× angels defended himself and 1× azzopardi was defended by lawyers 1× benedict firmly defended the church 1× can be defended rationally and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a day after 1× a day later 1× a judge had 1× a maui official 1× a senior surgeon 1× after the phrase 1×

Common sentence endings:

a 2020 book 1× and charles mercieca 1× as a troll 1× committing a crime 1× credit rating agencies 1× government s response 1×

Words around Defended

Just before it in the word index:

defendants 1.401 defendant 1.855 defendable 13 defend 3.035 defences 373 defencemen 27

Just after it in the word index:

defender 2.701 defenders 1.350 defending 2.595 defends 376 defenestrated 4 defenestration 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

killer 2.168 relation 2.168 samples 2.168 angle 2.167 arguments 2.167 freshman 2.167

Corpus analysis for Defended

  • In this selection, "defended" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, godongwana, publicly, carlson, rationally, azerbaijani and himself stand out and add context to how "defended" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ajit pawar defended his decision and alcaraz also defended her track. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "defended" sits close to words such as killer, relation and samples, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with defended

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Alcaraz also defended her track record in City Hall. (9 words)

Ajit Pawar defended his decision to share power with the BJP. (11 words)

Azzopardi was defended by lawyers Franco Debono, Marion Camilleri and Charles Mercieca. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

A day after the gazette was published, Godongwana defended the exemption and said it aimed to avoid the risk of a “possible negative outlook on Eskom’s corporate rating and credit assessment with the credit rating agencies”. (37 words)

A judge had signed the search warrant about an hour before the raids, an action the chief later defended in an email, arguing that journalists are subject to search if they are suspected of committing a crime. (37 words)

After the phrase first emerged from 4chan, a site on which trolling is celebrated, Tucker Carlson defended it, characteristically suggesting that the racial division was being fomented by those who understood the troll as a troll. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Already in two months, PCO I’ve defended against, Mark Haskins I’ve defended against.

Neither faith can be defended rationally, and each therefore is defended by propaganda and, if necessary, by war.

A day after the gazette was published, Godongwana defended the exemption and said it aimed to avoid the risk of a “possible negative outlook on Eskom’s corporate rating and credit assessment with the credit rating agencies”.

A day later, Arakhamia said there would be no personnel changes this week, appearing to row back after Zelensky kept silent on Reznikov's future and other politicians publicly defended the minister's record.

After the phrase first emerged from 4chan, a site on which trolling is celebrated, Tucker Carlson defended it, characteristically suggesting that the racial division was being fomented by those who understood the troll as a troll.

Ajit Pawar defended his decision to share power with the BJP.

A judge had signed the search warrant about an hour before the raids, an action the chief later defended in an email, arguing that journalists are subject to search if they are suspected of committing a crime.

Alcaraz also defended her track record in City Hall.

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Alice defended well and both Leah and Lily Ella took their turn in goal.

Aliyev again defended Azerbaijani government-backed protesters blocking the Lachin corridor to Karabakh on ostensibly environmental grounds.

A Maui official defended not activating sirens during last week's deadly wildfires, as the county's emergency response has come under scrutiny over what more could have been done to possibly save lives.

Angels defended himself and said he left where he was because he was tired of being bossed around and that’s all that Deaner did.

A senior surgeon has defended the consultant at the centre of the spinal surgery crisis at Temple Street Children’s Hospital, saying he was performing a “huge volume” of highly complex procedures with inadequate resources.

As Francis appeared to be considering whether to lift the restriction on in remote areas, Benedict firmly defended the church’s teachings on in a 2020 book.

As home secretary, she defended the way police enforced lockdown measures, despite criticism of their approach.

Asked when he was planning to sack Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil, Prime Minister defended his government's response.

At least one Moms for Liberty leader halfway defended Bridget by arguing that the Zieglers’ romp was conducted in the privacy of the bedroom.

At the movie’s 2023 Venice International Film Festival in September, Priscilla Presley defended her relationship with her former husband.

Australia captain Pat Cummins has defended Usman Khawaja’s protest over the war in Gaza and said the Australian opener can “hold his head high” over his actions which were “not offensive”.

Azzopardi was defended by lawyers Franco Debono, Marion Camilleri and Charles Mercieca.

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Common combinations with defended

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "defended" in a sentence?
An example: "Already in two months, PCO I’ve defended against, Mark Haskins I’ve defended against." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "defended" from authentic English texts.
What does "defended" mean?
Defended means: Having defenses.
How many example sentences with "defended" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "defended", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.