defensive

Example Sentences

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USC picked up its defensive pressure in the second quarter, which helped ignite its offense.

From Los Angeles Times

Evidently, United have not resolved their defensive frailties, but the switch to four at the back from three has not made them worse.

From BBC

For Danni and Jordan, there were three crucial steps to reconciling: not being defensive, realising their reconciliation might take time, and understanding there needed to be boundaries.

From BBC

Ibrahima Konate said he returned to Liverpool ahead of schedule after the death of his father to aid the Premier League champions through a defensive injury crisis.

From Barron's

What failed was the assumption that assets widely viewed as defensive would remain liquid under stress.

From MarketWatch