defender
Example Sentences
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The federal public defender’s office in L.A. was 5 and 0 against prosecutors in trials related to immigration raids and protests.
From Los Angeles Times
After another two months on the sideline, Real supporters had seen very little of the England defender this season.
From BBC
In recent days, meanwhile, Frank had no intention of stripping Cristian Romero of the captaincy despite the defender's social media outbursts against the club or his red card against Manchester United.
From BBC
As a defender of budget airlines, I’ve always felt that people sometimes use them incorrectly.
From MarketWatch
"If you want to challenge for titles and win leagues, you have to win ugly, and Hearts did that tonight," former Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew told Premier Sports.
From BBC
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