defender

Example Sentences

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Axel Disasi's boot was very high and touched the shoulder of Leeds defender Pascal Struijk when he netted West Ham's 96th-minute leveller.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

That proved costly less than a minute later when Markanich, racing up the center, got behind Galaxy defender Mauricio Cuevas to corral a long ball from Joaquín Pereyra, then beat keeper JT Marcinkowski cleanly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Cross, the deputy public defender representing Escobar, said the new evidence changed the view of the case and how they would have prepared for trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Harry Maguire's pull on Evanilson, which led to a penalty and a red card for the Manchester United defender, was backed 4:1.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Another Louisiana man, Johnny Lee Ball, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after meeting with a public defender for just eleven minutes before trial.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander