How to Use "defray" with Example Sentences

1. His bunkhouse vacations help defray the expense of two summer ranch hands .
2. Amy gave her the two thousand dollars for it and amelia made some gestures to defray her expenses .
3. One said she planned to use the c $ 335 she got for some jewellery to defray the costs of moving house .
4. Without the cash flow from bookings , and full berths , cruise ship operators will struggle to defray their soaring fixed costs and maintain capital expenditure .
5. The market for driving instruction is crowded with part-timers looking to make a little extra income from their car , perhaps to defray the increasing cost of gas .