How to Use defender in a Sentence

defender

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  • The public defender does not set bail; that is the role of the judge.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • But when the ball was snapped, many of those defenders peeled back.
    — Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • West’s high trump wins the defenders’ third and last trick.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2024
  • And that defender, with his eyes on the attacker, is blind to the pick.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The sophomore defender hadn’t even scored a goal in high school.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • The court’s defenders had reason to think the country was at a precipice.
    — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Ashford even said the UMass defenders weren’t able to keep up with his speed.
    — Matt Cohen | [email protected], al, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The first was a 15-yard post route over the middle where Lewis beat his defender for an easy pitch-and-catch.
    — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The work of Amazon defenders, and those willing to take the risk to report on it, lives on.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2023
  • That was more than 2½ years ago, but Isaac could still have the skillset to be a high-level defender.
    — Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Njie made it 3-0 in the 73rd minute when JJ Williams took a throw-in from Rising’s right flank and turned his defender.
    — Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Their best chance was a header from defender Chris Mepham that went wide just on the stroke of half-time.
    — Time, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Quentin Grimes is a great shooter and a great defender.
    — Mat Issa, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Nayef Aguerd, the central defender, fell by the wayside in warm-ups.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • But as Butler searched for an opening to the rim, his defender slid over to cut him off.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Brandon Miller received the ball off a screen and beat his defender to the rim to score with four seconds left.
    — Mike Rodak | [email protected], al, 22 Feb. 2023
  • In the 82nd minute, Bethany Arabe beat two defenders and hit a shot from outside the goalkeepers’ box to make it 2-0.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Tide defender Brooke Steere said other teams will press for the first 10 minutes of the game or the second half.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Then the guard turned his body to firmly plant himself in front of Lewis’ defender to give the shooter space.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Of the three goals Salt Lake conceded, one was an own goal by defender Justen Glad.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2023
  • Shortstop Willy Adames, the team’s best defender in 2022, was left off the list of finalists.
    — Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Oregon State defender Gael Gibert met the ball but failed to clear it.
    — Mitchell Forde, oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2022
  • After Elliott snapped the ball, he was knocked over by a defender.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • On a second-down play in the first quarter, Sanders took a handoff, juked a defender and ran for three yards.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Some of that is her value as a decoy, or to keep one defender away from Jones or Cameron Brink.
    — Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2023
  • On the next possession, Garland pounded the ball at the top of the key and then danced with his defender for about six seconds.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Recognition as the top defender in the NBA would seem much more likely should Davis stay healthy.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Removed a small health pack on the second area balcony that was easy for defenders to overuse.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • While not nearly a defender of Butler’s status, there is a Butler-like grit on both sides of the ball, a player whose best work comes in the post and in attack mode.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Walker is prolific as a pass rusher but requires work as a run defender.
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025

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