defensive

Example Sentences

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal

And perhaps homeowners or apartment builders have invested more in their roofs, or taken defensive measures in landscaping in wildfire-prone areas.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Félix Viana explains, "The skin is equipped with specific sensors that allow us to detect environmental cold and adapt defensive behaviors."

From Science Daily