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Example sentences for "defected"

Lexicographically close words:
defeats; defecate; defecated; defecation; defect; defection; defections; defective; defectiveness; defectives
  1. I told Lieutenant Revill that Lee Harvey Oswald had been arrested about an hour ago, that he was an employee of the Texas School Book Depository, and that he was the man who had defected to Russia and had returned to the United States in 1962.

  2. But the only reason for such an interview was the fact that the son had gone to Russia and either defected or attempted to do so; was that the basis of the investigation?

  3. Koreiza), instead of co-operating with the Moslems, defected from their allegiance and entered into negotiations with the besieging foe.

  4. The Jewish tribe of Koreiza had defected from their allegiance to Mohammad, and entered into negotiations with the enemy, when Medina was besieged by the Koreish and Bedouin tribes at the battle of the Ditch.

  5. It is my recollection that you said when he defected to the Soviet Union, you then thought he was an American agent.

  6. He must have had a real responsible position, if Lee defected to Russia, and all the systems had to be changed.

  7. Reason or the fact that he had defected or what he might have known about his defection.

  8. And Lee spoke Russian equivalent to 1 year when he defected to Russia.

  9. It is easily read this way when you think a boy has defected to Russia.

  10. I have read--one of the marines that was with him said when he defected to Russia they had to change the system.

  11. Evidently Lee put the date incorrect--because I had no contact with Lee from the time--I had one contact with Lee from the time that he defected to Russia.

  12. He kept to himself, and when he went abroad, he defected to Russia.

  13. I was thinking of a person who having defected might, of course, have become an agent and then reinserted into the United States and if you were informed of the first steps to that you might help to prevent the second step.

  14. What weight would you give to the fact that he had defected and had returned to the United States, and had claimed once that he wanted to renounce American citizenship?

  15. Yes; well what happened, the record was referred to the immigration field officer in Texas, and the record was the history of the fact that Oswald had defected or attempted to defect, and the statements he had made.

  16. Some have defected to China, to the satellite nations and to Russia.

  17. Did you know that he had defected or attempted to defect in 1959?

  18. She informed me before anyone knew he defected that he was in Europe.

  19. Then when Prince Rupert and the navy declared their support for the king, he took his ship and defected to Parliament.

  20. In fact, he was one of the few captains who kept his ship loyal to Parliament when the navy defected to the side of Charles during the war.

  21. To tell you the truth, after he defected to Russia and went there to live and everything, I just let it go out the window.

  22. Your recollection is that he mentioned two men who also defected to Russia at that time?

  23. Well, I just heard that he was over in Russia, that he had defected to that country, but they came to New Orleans after that, and then they went back to Texas.

  24. Was the fact that he had defected prominently displayed in the New Orleans papers?

  25. That's right, because after he defected here, she visited here.

  26. I got the impression he was a bitter man because, I imagine when he defected to Russia, it was comedown.

  27. I can remember that he told me that, that he defected to Russia, and the fellow decided it wasn't for him and he came back to the United States.

  28. I mean told me that at the time there was a Russian lady living with his wife Ruth and that just exactly, I can't remember his exact words, but there was this fellow who was an ex-Marine who had defected to Russia.


  29. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "defected" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.