How to pronounce defend
Listen to defend in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“defend” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 622 American · 930 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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defend the American our power to defend the American people our power to defend the American
Dept of Justice · watch from 1:20 · hear it here
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right to defend itself, indeed its obligation to defend itself.
State Department · watch from 0:38 · hear it here
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just automatically defend.
Federal Reserve · watch from 32:47 · hear it here
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defend Scottish public services.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 23:38 · hear it here
Why real speech
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