How to Use the defense in a Sentence

the defense

noun
Definition of the defensenext
  • East’s ace won the last trick for the defense, and South made his game.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Both the state and the defense were in agreement with the order.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Van Ness and Wooden need a lot of work to help the defense.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2023
  • In late February of 2023, he was sent to Bakhmut to help with the defense of the doomed city.
    — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
  • And the defense has been put in a bad spot on each of the first two possessions.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
  • On the 46-yarder, Castillo was wide open behind the defense.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The 29-year-old Jones has gone from working as a special teamer to a key part of the defense.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The witness list for the defense suggests Gutierrez-Reed plans to call her stepdad to the stand.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Will Williams rebound after a rough Week 1 where he was bailed out by the defense?
    — Andy Scholes, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The gun is in evidence and is available for the defense to review.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • In his final start, a 10-7 win over the Saints, their only touchdown was scored by the defense.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Why didn’t the defense lawyers call Trump or the bodyguard to testify?
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
  • The judge returned with an answer of 17 years and four months, so the defense pressed forward with the trial.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The state Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that Kizer could raise the defense during her trial.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2024
  • Xavier's getting good looks every time down the floor and the defense has been solid at the other end.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Yet the defense pointed out that no one in the unit heard the commotion or noticed Klein with a bruise on his head.
    — oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • Except the defense wasn’t any good this season even when both of the above were present and accounted for.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Pichai appeared in a Washington court late last month as part of the defense against the first of those two cases.
    — Eva Dou, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • If the defense opts not to call him to the stand, closing statements could begin as soon as Monday.
    — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 7 June 2024
  • Oats and teammates said his 7-foot presence was missed at the rim but the coach said the defense wasn’t what sank Alabama in Knoxville.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The offense will be hurt by the loss of Simons, while the defense could remain a mess without Nurkic and Winslow.
    — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The shirt did not test positive for blood, according to the defense.
    — Fox News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • But head up north of the park and the defense against water takes a different and harder approach.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Tsakumis, Grennough, and Smith were the defense scratches in Game 1.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
  • As the case was about to go to the jury, the defense suggested that the state had not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
    — Maureen Maher, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • When the defense started to play better, the offense suddenly couldn’t move the ball.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Harris' remark put Trump on the defense, a trend that continued for much of the debate.
    — Alexandria Sands, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Buster seems to agree with the defense, and testified on his father's behalf.
    — Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The narrative used go something like this: The offense isn’t great, but the defense will keep San Diego State in every game.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • What's the biggest challenge the defense industry faces at the moment?
    — Colin Demarest, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024

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