defender

Example Sentences

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So consider the case of Ryerson, a defender who turned pro 11 years ago and was beginning to wonder if he’d ever get to his sport’s biggest stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

John Murray: This young Australian central defender was recommended to me by a friend who knows the game well there.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“I hope,” said Alexi Lalas, a defender on the 1994 team, “they have some sense of what is coming.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

As Bridges’ shot drops in, the most disruptive defender basketball has ever seen is stuck under the basket, unable to do a single thing to stop it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Kimutai got past one defender, then a second, then a third.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola