defender

Example Sentences

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At one point, Wembanyama threw down a one-handed alley-oop while a defender was hanging on his other arm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"In a funny way, Man City might actually have taken that," ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

His U.S. public defender didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

He called Dorrian, Coleman, his father and the St Catherine's chairman into the referee's changing room and a deal was agreed to bring the young defender to the club for their top-flight return.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

What if she’d been able to afford to pay a lawyer to defend Richard when he was fourteen instead of letting him be represented by the public defender?

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater