defender

Example Sentences

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She told me her ex was a public defender, and he had shared stories about the lives people carry beneath the facts of their cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The essential thing to understand about Mr. Putin, she begins, is that he isn’t a Marxist or a communist or even a defender of Leninism or Stalinism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

After regulation and extra time ended with the score at 1-1, a miss by defender Gabriel Magalhaes was enough to hand the Parisians the trophy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Former Arsenal defender and Premier League winner Matthew Upson told BBC Sport that Havertz's early goal killed the game in one sense.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Haymitch says she’s the best defender I have when Peeta goes off on some kind of tear about me.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins