What's the difference between defenceless and guardless?
Defenceless
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) But the problem is because the targets are civilians, they are completely defenceless.
(2) The stereotypical image of a nation in which rising numbers of pensioners are being kept alive by modern medicine – but are crippled by arthritis, heart disease and Alzheimer's, and live huddled and defenceless in old people's homes – is simply not true.
(3) Just why William kills innocent and defenceless deer does not matter – the fact is, he does it, and we must go on and on asking why any form of violence is acceptable to the British establishment.
(4) Ben Flower tested that theory to the limit with his attack on an initially niggling but ultimately defenceless Lance Hohaia which ensured that the 17th Super League Grand Final made a greater national and international impact than any of the previous 16.
(5) 'They kill defenceless people': thousands flee Philippine city of Marawi Read more Who are the gunmen?
(6) Kony 2012 , the video that has now been seen 80m times, may have generated more heat than light on a number of issues: Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army , is no longer in northern Uganda; the region desperately needs money for resettlement; and focusing on one deranged war criminal who must face justice for his crimes will not end the practice of militias preying on defenceless villagers in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and the DRC.
(7) "They feel defensive and defenceless, and none of that makes us any safer."
(8) As their hot blood pours in torrents into the sea, the defenceless whales are finished off by winching them up by the tail to force their massive heads beneath the surface and electrocuting them as they thrash and drown in panicked desperation.
(9) There is no precedent in organised sport where punching a defenceless opponent nine times on the ground when he has collapsed but is conscious is acceptable.
(10) [Spoiler] Many too will be horrified by an interactive torture scene that pushes the player to perform acts of cruelty on a defenceless victim [spoiler ends] .
(11) Areas of control in Aleppo city and governorate Kerry and other senior officials have recently argued that US attempts to stem the violence are being ignored and that citizens and some armed groups nominally supported by the US are being left defenceless by Russian and Syrian strikes.
(12) "The callous act of deliberately ramming a boat full of hundreds of defenceless people is a crime that must not go unpunished.
(13) Concerning group 2: a) No one may be expected to kill an innocent, defenceless human being; and there does not exist any right of demanding such a thing.
(14) When you're suddenly tasked with steering a defenceless, vulnerable creature through life, the state of the planet instantly feels like less of a wearying joke and more of an outrageous affront to human decency.
(15) He had run for his life but tripped over a low fence and was stabbed while defenceless on the ground.
(16) Those left defenceless blamed impotent UN soldiers, but the real problem lay with a feckless and divided security council.
(17) Before Sandy, I said it was that with the extra energy in the atmosphere-ocean system it feeds super storms that intersect mega-cities left rendered defenceless by rising seas," McNutt said in a brief interview following her public remarks.
(18) He added that "those who use chemical weapons against defenceless men, women and children ... must be held accountable".
(19) The court heard how "vulnerable and defenceless" Sanam deteriorated over four weeks and died in severe pain, but to avoid being found out the defendants did not seek medical help.
(20) "Unlimited immigration from eastern Europe and elsewhere has left many British working people pretty much defenceless against constant downgrades in their pay and employment conditions."
Guardless
Definition:
(a.) Without a guard or defense; unguarded.
Example Sentences:
(1) Desperate commuters, it’s time for a rebellion the government can’t ignore | Polly Toynbee Read more Unions say they are acting in the interests of passenger safety, but that argument sounds flimsy when plenty of lines run securely with guardless trains .