Sentence examples for they were defended from inspiring English sources
They were defended by three white lawyers, all Confederate veterans, who were hired and paid by a crusading black newspaper editor.
The filid constituted a large aristocratic class, expensive to support, and were severely censured for their extravagant demands on patrons as early as the assembly of Druim Cetta (575); they were defended at the assembly by St. Columba.
They were defended by Francis Knollys, one of the few remaining Puritan Members of Parliament, while other Puritans spat and coughed to drown out speeches by opponents.
They were defended by then-lawyer Alexander Kerensky, who challenged much of the evidence used against them as the "original investigators had been encouraged by the local administration to use any available means" to convict the men.
They were defending McAllen reflexively.
They also suffered because their support fell most in seats they were defending.
Piotr knew that they were defending him, but their generic argument offended his sense of individuality.
They retained all the seats they were defending, and in most states outperformed the polls.
It was on Tuesday afternoon that Department for Transport officials realised they were defending the indefensible.
"I felt it just took us too long to adapt to how they were defending.
