defender

Example Sentences

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"I couldn't get my mate Diogo Jota out of my head today," defender Robertson said after Scotland secured World Cup qualification in November.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Over the first two games of the NBA Finals, the Knicks have managed to counteract Victor Wembanyama, the league’s best defender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

As Bridges’ shot drops in, the most disruptive defender basketball has ever seen is stuck under the basket, unable to do a single thing to stop it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“We knew we were going to surprise a lot of people,” defender Marcelo Balboa added, “if we got out of the group.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The sea which was their doom had also been their last defender on every other tide.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White