Meanwhile, your friends are out there defending you; you haven't been deserted.

How does your best friend feel about you defending bigots?

Eden creates another imaginary friend, Heather, to defend her.

The longtime friend of Martin is defending himself against the charges by saying he wasn't driving and wasn't intoxicated.

The man's friends defended him and Mundy fled "in great danger".

I can no longer stand here and watch my friends defend my anonymity.

The Administration contends that arms sales serve America's interests by helping friends and allies defend themselves.

When we find the halfling, his friends will not defend him.

His friends initially defend Motl when the pogrom comes to their village.

As a result, when trouble arose, he had no friends to defend him.