The stockbroker said the conversation was recorded last January when he decided to shore up his defenses.

Let's walk around the camp and see what we can do to shore up its defenses.

The army has been frantically distributing sandbags as communities try to shore up their defenses.

Banks could see him processing information, trying to shore up his defenses.

She shored up her body's defenses and constructed a biochemical wall against the poison's attack.

That approach contrasts with how the federal government typically went about trying to shore up the nation's defenses after the 2001 attacks.

Can't give you the chance to shore up your rationales and your defenses.

She quickly shored up her defenses, only to hear the soft steps moving away from the murder scene.

And even though Lonny tried to shore up her defenses, it was far too late.

I have sent the roc out to round up more bodies, to shore up my defenses.