defensive

Example Sentences

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With so many players rotating through the lineup because of injuries, the Lakers have struggled to find solutions to their defensive issues.

From Los Angeles Times

It functions as a modern high-tech replacement for an inner steel-and-concrete structure -- known as the Sarcophagus, a defensive layer built hastily after the 1986 incident.

From Barron's

The cause of the Lakers’ defensive demise is a thousand little decisions gone wrong.

From Los Angeles Times

Nor can they comfort themselves with the fact that defensives have been out of favor, as the healthcare and utilities sectors have rallied too.

From Barron's

Nor can they comfort themselves with the fact that defensives have been out of favor, as the healthcare and utilities sectors have rallied too.

From Barron's