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How do you use Defenseless in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like defenceless or vulnerable, plus the exact meaning.

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Defenseless meaning

Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.

Synonyms of Defenseless

defenceless vulnerable naked unprotected unarmed defenselessly defencelessly

Using Defenseless

  • The main meaning on this page is: Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
  • Useful related words include: defenceless, vulnerable, naked, unprotected.
  • In the example corpus, defenseless often appears in combinations such as: and defenseless, the defenseless, defenseless against.

Context around Defenseless

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Defenseless

  • In this selection, "defenseless" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unarmed, poor, momentarily, civilians, women and sapling stand out and add context to how "defenseless" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aesthetic and defenseless protagonist foster and and the defenseless. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "defenseless" sits close to words such as aficionados, aiadmk and airships, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with defenseless

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

You saw what they did to defenseless people. (8 words)

In the Holocaust, the Jews were defenseless against Nazi Germany. (10 words)

Those who support gun control advocate dis-arming our society and leaving us basically defenseless. (15 words)

Akhmed Yakoob, who has been speaking publicly on behalf of the family at the centre of the Manchester Airport incident, has said in a video posted on X: ‘Nothing can justify a kick and a stomp to the head of a defenseless man. (43 words)

There’s a part of me that is glad this went to trial because it demonstrated that Penny’s actions were reasonable in the face of what happened on a subway full of defenseless passengers. (35 words)

After Queen Maeve stuffs an Almond Joy in his mouth, he immediately becomes weak and defenseless, and he is eventually replaced by Black Noir II, who has the power to fly and can speak. (34 words)

Has the time come to take additional measures in order to protect the little and the defenseless? (17 words)

You wouldn’t kick a defenseless dog, so why is it OK to attack a quarterback who has so little confidence that he gives himself up for a sack prior to being touched? (33 words)

If minorities are generalized as being poor and defenseless, are the police being opportunistic by abusing minorities? (17 words)

Example sentences (20)

As the terrorists hunt unarmed, defenseless civilians living peacefully in their homes, you can hear them talk to each other.

Has the time come to take additional measures in order to protect the little and the defenseless?

However Cassie in a flash has a vision of Zeke entering the carriage and strangling each of the defenseless women one by one.

If I’m honest I groaned, too — that poor defenseless sapling — even though there’s currently a Christmas tree in the corner of my apartment slowly turning into tinder.

In the Holocaust, the Jews were defenseless against Nazi Germany.

It’s a safe bet that the Dark Aeldar seek slaves from defenseless worlds within the Expanse to satisfy their sadism, though there might be greater reason for their presence.

The defenseless infant starter Pokémon need the privacy to be able to properly grow and develop.

While not quite as terrifying as something like 's black and white aesthetic and defenseless protagonist foster an ever-present sense of dread and vulnerability.

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You saw what they did to defenseless people.

You wouldn’t kick a defenseless dog, so why is it OK to attack a quarterback who has so little confidence that he gives himself up for a sack prior to being touched?

After Queen Maeve stuffs an Almond Joy in his mouth, he immediately becomes weak and defenseless, and he is eventually replaced by Black Noir II, who has the power to fly and can speak.

Akhmed Yakoob, who has been speaking publicly on behalf of the family at the centre of the Manchester Airport incident, has said in a video posted on X: ‘Nothing can justify a kick and a stomp to the head of a defenseless man.

Either smack enemies with it as a melee weapon or pass it to a teammate to regain your weapon; you might even throw it right into the enemy's hands, rendering them momentarily defenseless.

Greedy billionaires and millionaires will start a class warfare in America and make us a weak and defenseless country.

Not so with a growing number of men who have decided to just unleash haymakers on defenseless, unsuspecting women.

There’s a part of me that is glad this went to trial because it demonstrated that Penny’s actions were reasonable in the face of what happened on a subway full of defenseless passengers.

The video gets a little hard to watch here because Hoodie kicks Red Shirt square in the face as he's defenseless on the ground.

Those who support gun control advocate dis-arming our society and leaving us basically defenseless.

But in the woman is anything but defenseless even though she happens to be completely deaf.

If minorities are generalized as being poor and defenseless, are the police being opportunistic by abusing minorities?

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Common combinations with defenseless

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "defenseless" in a sentence?
An example: "As the terrorists hunt unarmed, defenseless civilians living peacefully in their homes, you can hear them talk to each other." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "defenseless" from authentic English texts.
What does "defenseless" mean?
Defenseless means: Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
What are synonyms of "defenseless"?
Common synonyms of "defenseless" include: defenceless, vulnerable, naked, unprotected, unarmed, defenselessly, defencelessly.
How many example sentences with "defenseless" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "defenseless", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.