defender

Example Sentences

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Maguire joined Manchester United from Leicester City for £80m in 2019 - a world record transfer fee for a defender.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Seagulls forward Charalampos Kostoulas had helped the ball on with an overhead kick, and his boot was very close to the head of Hammers' defender Konstantinos Mavropanos.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

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

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

The queen had to find another defender or today’s ordeal would be the least of her travails.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin