defensive
Example Sentences
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The sediment came from a defensive ditch and also contained roundworm and whipworm eggs.
From Science Daily
Giving up open shots as part of a lackluster defensive effort wasn’t nearly the worst of it for the Bruins.
From Los Angeles Times
Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said after the game that he was “definitely shook” by the changed call.
From Los Angeles Times
And from one day to the next, Golding went from defensive coordinator to picking up the pieces of one of the ugliest divorces college football has ever seen.
And perhaps homeowners or apartment builders have invested more in their roofs, or taken defensive measures in landscaping in wildfire-prone areas.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
