Sentence examples for lost defending from inspiring English sources

Perhaps Mr. Oe felt an urgency to make up for the time — two and a half years — he had lost defending himself and his writing in court.

While the land doesn't exactly separate warring armies like a traditional neutral zone, it does have deep ties to the military, its ownership is disputed, it's full of unexploded munitions, and a life has been lost defending it.

The narrow passage of the Dardanelles leads from the Aegean to the inland Marmara sea, a passage so strategic that thousands of lives were lost defending it at Gallipoli during World War I. Lined with mansions and palaces the Bosphorus joins the Marmara and Black Seas, dividing the "intercontinental" city Istanbul.

Candidate Mark Haskell-Smith, who lost, defended the participation of outsiders concerned about access to medical marijuana.

The Tiananmen Square survivor-turned civil rights lawyer has spent his life picking fights he ought to lose, defending labor camp survivors, journalists, and artist Ai Weiwei.

"It'll be interesting". For starters, the Mission League has undergone a huge transformation, reverting back to a six-team league and losing defending champion Alemany in the process.

"...the one count I did lose (defending Blagojevich) was lying to an FBI agent....If a federal agent comes to you and you tell them something that is not true, knowingly, that in and of itself is a crime.

Later, the tournament lost its defending champion when third-seeded Venus Williams was beaten by Jelena Dokic, a 17-year-old Australian, 6-1, 6-2.

Meanwhile British number three Kyle Edmund lost to defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6 (7-5) in round two.

Brighton's Quilter lost to defending champion Mouloud Noura in his opening contest, ending his hopes of gold.

They lost to defending champion Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, as well as to Harvard Westlake, which placed second.