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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was defended" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
Example: The accused man was defended by a team of experienced lawyers during the trial.
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was defended
verb
To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
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Instead, he was defended.
This, felt Thatcher, explained the lacklustre way he was defended.
But he was defended well and passed to Childs.
The debtor Josiah Burnham was defended, unsuccessfully, by Daniel Webster.
Maybe that is because it was defended by British soldiers.
Their use was defended by a number of the universities.
It was defended by a mere 800 Georgians under the politician Robert Toombs.
But perhaps the right to believe that was defended by William James applies in this situation.
The protest site was defended by red shirt guards who were armed.
When accused of blasphemy (a capital charge), she was defended by the orator Hyperides.
He was charged with weapons possession, and was defended by Johnnie Cochran.
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