defender
Example Sentences
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Cokanasiga stormed up the wing, brushing off a number of defenders to score.
From BBC
On Thursday night, following talks between City and Palace, the England defender's move to Etihad Stadium was agreed in principle.
From BBC
“But he was also not so clearheaded in his vision of the world as many of his modern defenders would like to make him out to be.”
A player like Luke Shaw at left-back might keep his position as a third central defender in possession, for example, instead of playing high and wide, with another playing holding width.
From BBC
The England defender, 25, was close to joining Liverpool on transfer deadline day in September before the move collapsed.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
