defender

Example Sentences

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That proved costly less than a minute later when Markanich, racing up the center, got behind Galaxy defender Mauricio Cuevas to corral a long ball from Joaquín Pereyra, then beat keeper JT Marcinkowski cleanly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

"I don't think it was anything to do with Kepa in terms of them losing, but you have to play your best team," former England defender Micah Richards told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

Captain of Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning team, the former defender does not have a scintillating managerial pedigree.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A lorry loaded with sofas and shelves and tables was parked by the side, and a man stood beside it talking to a young female civil defender wearing khaki jeans and canvas shoes.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie