take the offensive
Example Sentences
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Rees is replacing Bill O’Brien, who left to take the offensive coordinator position with the New England Patriots.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
When the moment feels right, he barks “Let’s go” and pushes ahead, urging the others to take the offensive while he and his massive “Roadhog” hero draw enemy fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
The additions of Evan Fournier and Kemba Walker are significant, and should help take the offensive load off RJ Barrett and Julius Randle, who signed a four-year contract extension in the off-season.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
The first is to take the offensive: in the absence of global agreement on how to regulate big tech platforms, Facebook will attempt to frame the debate on its own terms.
From The Verge ● Apr. 2, 2019
An army that fails to take the offensive in time might be destroyed before it can complete its preparations.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
