defender
Example Sentences
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These cells suppress powerful immune defenders, especially CD8+ T cells that are known for their cancer-fighting abilities.
From Science Daily
As a result, they have scored more tries, beaten more defenders and completed more offloads than at any time under Borthwick.
From BBC
But if the defenders didn't step up as passes were played, it left the two midfielders with huge spaces to cover.
From BBC
Speaking to Sky Sports' Gary Neville, the defender warned opinions sometimes strayed into "clickbait, saying things to provoke things, and without thinking about the repercussions for the mental side of players".
From BBC
"We won the Premier League together in 2012 but there were times that season when things were not going well," recalls former City defender Micah Richards.
From BBC
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