Sentence examples for defend line from inspiring English sources

The 7th Division continued to defend "Line Missouri" through September 1952, though it became known as the "Static Line" as UN forces made few meaningful gains in the time.

After dominating the opening 20 minutes, the Lions were forced to twice defend line-outs close to their own line after Western Force broke out, and - to the hosts' credit - opted to kick penalties to touch rather than at goal.

After the battle, the residents of Arnhem and its surrounding towns and villages were forcibly evicted from their homes, allowing the Germans to turn the north bank of the Rhine into a heavily defended line.

The insurgents fought savagely, but the defending lines, which have been ready for this for weeks, held their own steadily.

Writer defends lining in Spain under a dictatorship, saying being in Spain always felt more like belonging to a conspiracy against the regime than condoning it.

Further, such internationally defended lines would be tempting grounds for armed opponents to retreat behind after their attacks — another scenario that would increase rather than reduce the risk to civilians.

It doesn't just have to decide "where the line is" for content, it has to clearly communicate the line to moderators around the world, and defend that line to its two billion users.

"The government realizes that 10,000 is a huge line in the sand, so they will defend that line".

Mr. Chirac is right to defend that line.

"We needed to defend our line better than we did.

We had to defend the line - we had a ring around us.