Germany's demand that Russia should not arm to defend itself, when its prestige as a great European power was at stake and when Austria was pushing her aggressive preparations, treated Russia as an inferior, almost a vassal, State.
In the meantime Russia should not make any military preparations, either to move effectually against Austria in the event of the failure of negotiations, or even to defend itself.
But the animal seems to have very little idea of fighting, and scarcely tries even to defend itself if it is attacked.
If it should be captured, however, it never seems to fight, and has no idea of using either its sharp teeth or its claws to defend itself.
Sometimes, too, it will allow itself to be killed without attempting to defend itself at all.
The skunk alone when attacked makes no attempt to escape or to defend itself by biting; but, thrown by its agitation into a violent convulsion, involuntarily discharges its foetid liquor into the face of an opponent.
The poor manatee, little able to defend itself, has other enemies besides man.
It thus, though at first sight looking as helpless as can be, is well able to defend itself.
Though its mouth appears so incapable of enabling it to defend itself, it can do so effectually with the two long, sharp claws of its fore-feet.
Thus it is able, when attacked, to defend itself, as well as escape observation.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "defend itself" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
