offensive
Example Sentences
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“Obviously when your first call to an offensive guy is Tuesday at noon, you don’t feel real good about it,” Golding said of conversations he had with players on Dec. 2.
Ahead of the 2020 football season, he even refused to publicly name starters at several offensive positions.
Israel is renowned for its sophisticated offensive cyber operations.
Through the game’s first 15 minutes, the Trojans were outhustled and outworked on the glass as the Roadrunners drew fouls, forced turnovers and racked up seven early offensive rebounds.
From Los Angeles Times
Robinson gobbled up 15 rebounds—10 of them offensive rebounds to give the Knicks bonus shots—in just 18 minutes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
