defensive

Example Sentences

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Patriots defensive lineman Milton Williams played last season for the Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles.

From Los Angeles Times

But the Spaniard, aware of his team's defensive issues this season and the threat posed by Arsenal, plans to make the case for Guehi's inclusion regardless.

From Barron's

Epstein adds: "It is not uplifting, it is gossipy and defensive," saying he found the draft book "troubling" and recommending that Lord Mandelson look at his manuscript again.

From BBC

And with buy-now-pay-later, PayPal seemed to treat installment payments “as a defensive checkout feature rather than an offensive category,” he added.

From MarketWatch

Investors are now rapidly rotating out of those legacy growth stocks into what’s considered cheaper stocks, such as defensives and cyclicals, he said.

From MarketWatch