defender

Example Sentences

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Those results sparked frustration among fans, while further scrutiny followed comments involving vice‑captain Fernandez and defender Marc Cucurella, who publicly criticised the club's transfer policy.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

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

Their public defender was a young-looking man with thinning red hair.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings