defender

Example Sentences

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It is easy to forget the dire situation Newcastle were in when the defender joined the club little more than four years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

However, it enraged some pundits, with former Manchester United defender Gary Neville labelling Cherki "arrogant", and ex-Premier League manager Alan Pardew calling it "an insult in the pro game".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

In making his argument to dismiss the case, Samuel Cross, a deputy federal public defender, said he was quoting the judge in calling it “amateur hour at the U.S. attorney’s office.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Her defender picked up the stack of papers on the table before him; Kira had watched him marking these papers meticulously as he listened to the accuser.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry