almost defenceless

Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words

Indicates a state of being nearly without any defence.

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Examples (10)

  • The newborn kitten was almost defenceless without its mother.
  • With their main forces away, the town was left almost defenceless against the attack.
  • Facing the barrage of criticism, he felt almost defenceless.
  • Without the latest security patch, the network was almost defenceless to hackers.
  • The small village, armed only with farm tools, was almost defenceless when the raiders arrived.
  • Without key evidence, the lawyer's argument was almost defenceless in court.
  • After their star goalie was injured, the team's net was almost defenceless.
  • Caught in the sudden storm without a coat, she was almost defenceless against the freezing wind.
  • If we don't modernize our systems, we will be almost defenceless in a future cyberwar.
  • Realizing they were surrounded, the soldiers knew they were almost defenceless, yet they fought on.