defense

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Those teams featured dominating pass rusher Chris Jones, so McDuffie knows how a player such as Garrett enables the defense to “flip the script” and attack offenses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

European lawmakers and defense experts have also considered whether the F-35 jet fighters would work out if the U.S. pulled support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“Offense is offense, but defense is really where it’s at. And today, I think we did a really good job of not leaving any gas in the tank on the defense end.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, Rivera was barred from seeing his family and denied the right to a defense during his detention.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

And in the Soviet Union, while walking along the Black Sea waterfront with his minister of defense, Nikita Khrushchev proposed an idea that would push the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin