line of defense
noun phrase
: a way of defending oneself
the body's first line of defense against illness
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The meaningful line of defense will shift away from human judgment.
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Siwei Lyu, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
This is your second line of defense in the event of an emergency.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
The water Bud heard crash through Sutter County’s last line of defense would claim 37 lives, by some estimates, and strand countless more before receding out of the flood-prone land once known as an inland sea.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
This makes developers the last line of defense.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
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Siwei Lyu, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
This is your second line of defense in the event of an emergency.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
The water Bud heard crash through Sutter County’s last line of defense would claim 37 lives, by some estimates, and strand countless more before receding out of the flood-prone land once known as an inland sea.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
This makes developers the last line of defense.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for line of defense
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“Line of defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20defense. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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