virtually defenceless

Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words

Indicates a state of being nearly without any defence.

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Examples (10)

  • They were left virtually defenceless against enemy attack.
  • Without its firewall, the network was virtually defenceless against cyber threats.
  • The newborn chicks are virtually defenceless when their mother is away.
  • After losing his glasses, he felt virtually defenceless and disoriented.
  • With no evidence to support his claims, the lawyer was virtually defenceless in court.
  • The small village, cut off by the storm, was virtually defenceless against the floodwaters.
  • Once their star player was injured, the team became virtually defenceless.
  • The ancient city, with its crumbling walls, stood virtually defenceless before the invading army.
  • Unvaccinated populations are virtually defenceless against new strains of the virus.
  • How could they send unarmed observers into a situation where they would be virtually defenceless?