defender

Example Sentences

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He repeatedly beat his defender for driving layups, his aggressiveness an equal asset to his speed in rolling up 13 points on six-for-eight shooting by the game’s midpoint.

From Los Angeles Times

She quotes a passage from Aristotle, a defender of the doctrine of natural slavery, that refers to other, unnamed Greeks who disagreed with this view.

From The Wall Street Journal

Newcastle will have to do so without influential defender Dan Burn, who is out for four to six weeks after breaking a rib and puncturing a lung in the derby.

From BBC

Before the Bournemouth game, he claimed 18-year-old defender Harry Amass was "struggling in the Championship" with Sheffield Wednesday, even though he is the club's player of the month.

From BBC

Former Republic of Ireland international defender Jim Beglin, covering the game for the Premier League's worldwide television feed, felt it was significant.

From BBC