offense
Example Sentences
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“No offense or anything, but you’re not that good,” he announces, then hops on his skateboard and shoots down the path to the street.
From Literature
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Harbaugh said last week he wanted “a head coach of the offense,” someone who “teaches, installs and puts the players in the best position to be successful.”
From Los Angeles Times
A completely overhauled defense learned to suffocate opposing offenses.
Then Doncic finished off the game with his offense and some defense.
From Los Angeles Times
Chinese research papers, patent applications and procurement documents also demonstrate a strong interest in counter-swarm technology—an indication Beijing is thinking about defense in addition to offense.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.