If they wanted to die defending their city, that was fine with me, for all the good it would do anyone.

I'd die defending you, and your welfare is more important to me than any other human being.

If his lack of weapons meant he died defending her, then so be it.

You ought to say no more, I'll only die defending this city.

Obviously the last of the warriors had died defending their families.

You are rather more likely to die defending yourself from them, actually.

We should never forget that they died defending our rights and freedoms.

The idea had been to honor those who died in battle defending the empire.

"It would be an honorable death to die defending our homes."

And I see that to die defending you would not save your life.