defender

Example Sentences

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The Lakers, without any individual shutdown defenders, need a perfectly executed team defense to compete.

From Los Angeles Times

And just two years ago, Moroccan defender Nouhaila Benzina, 27, made history by becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a World Cup.

From BBC

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent started out a defender of the Fed and a critic of tariffs, and is now a defender of tariffs and critic of the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal

That does not mean a defender cannot be sent off if they try to stop a shot and clatter into an attacker.

From BBC

The Sweden striker was injured in a tackle from the defender in the act of scoring the opening goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory and limped off the pitch.

From Barron's