How to Use line of defense in a Sentence
line of defense
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Zion Williamson beat Mikal Bridges badly on a spin move in the paint and Sharpe was the final line of defense.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
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The problem with revenge For obvious reasons, experts don’t recommend revenge as a first line of defense.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 June 2024
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The first line of defense is what is used on the ground.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
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The plan called for the 47th, and the 9th Corps, to breach the first Russian line of defense and take Robotyne.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
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This is the first line of defense for a wrinkle-free load.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2023
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And so is the last line of defense, the southern border.
—CBS News, 12 Nov. 2023
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The Coast Guard is our first line of defense there, but the service may not be ready for the mission.
—Mark Green, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024
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The second line of defense will get to play a little bit of the matchup game themselves.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
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Cross finished with nine tackles and served as the last line of defense, as the Raiders did not have a play of more than 24 yards.
—Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Jan. 2024
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In the nighttime climax, Naru, her tribe’s last line of defense, calls the demon out.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
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In his view, police in Karachi are now the last line of defense against what the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has unleashed.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
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Those weapons should be seen as a last line of defense for carriers.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
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Now, that final line of defense will be missing a key link.
—Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
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What to Consider The leather might get warped in the wash, so try spot cleaning as your first line of defense against stains.
—Marissa Miller, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
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Perhaps, then, one answer to the bear spray vs. gun debate is to carry both and use spray as the first line of defense.
—Cameron Evans, Outdoor Life, 6 July 2023
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In some ways, the United States has become Israel’s first line of defense.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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Once the model is capable enough to do this, our alignment techniques have to be the line of defense.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2023
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Israel has 10 of the systems, which serve as its last line of defense against rocket and shell attacks.
—Doug Cameron, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2023
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My first line of defense when faced with these daunting prices is to use frequent flyer miles.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2023
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccines were the main line of defense.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 22 May 2024
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In short, the first line of defense requires the technology to identify and the human to act.
—Melissa Russell, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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And Oettinger, normally the most reliable last line of defense for the club, didn’t do the team any favors.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 8 May 2023
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This leads to our belief that hygiene is the first line of defense for our health, and the first step in achieving a healthy, thriving society.
—David Hessekiel, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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Disinvestment in parks is going to cost the city in the long run because parks are a first line of defense against climate change.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
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The best line of defense: Don't click on the links, answer the call or provide information via text or website.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
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In order for this line of defense to work, however, there needed to be a story by me in Addie’s in-box.
—Camille Bordas, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
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So, after getting your yard in shape, your last line of defense should be spritzing yourself with bug spray.
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 2 June 2023
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Tehran uses them to spread its influence across the region and serve as a forward line of defense against the United States and Israel.
—Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
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The red gate is the one that opens to costly and time-consuming use of pesticides as the first, and for some gardeners, their only, line of defense.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
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Trying to stop an attack cold at the first line of defense risks having that line broken in a way that the attackers can exploit for greater gains.
—Karolina Hird, Time, 3 Aug. 2023
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