defender

Example Sentences

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The Lakers now have lost their best defender, Marcus Smart, to the Houston Rockets in free agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

But, as former Spurs and England defender Kyle Walker once explained, the objective was simple for Pochettino’s team: “We’re going to run all over you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The city-state’s all-powerful defender, he is unmatched on the battlefield.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has fallen down the England pecking order.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Another Louisiana man, Johnny Lee Ball, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after meeting with a public defender for just eleven minutes before trial.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander