How to use defense in a sentence

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• Despite zero goals and zero assists, she still stands out for carrying her team's defense.From the entry carry
• They sent four batteries southward in an attempt to shore up the defenses around the depot.From the entry battery
• The host response is the defense mechanism of the host against exogenous microorganisms.From the entry host response
• The statute of limitations defense was tolled as a result of the defendant’s wrongful conduct.From the entry toll
• I don't know how they conceded that goal; their defense was so solid.From the entry concede
• Their pressure defense gives them a lot of fast breaks off of steals.From the entry fast break
• The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.From the entry confection
• Jones is good at drawing a defense offside with his hard count.From the entry hard count
• There was a vicious rumour that the final was rigged, as the defense seemed useless.From the entry rigged
• Alfred relocated to Colorado Springs to take advantage of the boom in the defense industry.From the entry relocate
• The press speculated about whether he would take the stand and testify in his defense.From the entry take the stand
• The quarterback picked apart the secondary defense in the first half.From the entry pick apart
• Republicans defeated Democratic efforts to logroll hate crimes legislation into the defense appropriations bill.From the entry logroll
• The government achieved a surplus budget by cutting defense spending and increasing tax revenues.From the entry surplus budget
• If our team can keep up their strong defense, expect them to make a run in this tournament.From the entry run
• The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.From the entry discovery
• Their defense ranked third in the league.From the entry rank
• The Washington High defense almost always blitzes on third down.From the entry blitz
• Outside shooting is essential to beating a zone defense.From the entry zone defense
• The defense stipulates that the witness has identified my client.From the entry stipulate
• As a public defender, Jonas had a crushing caseload and never felt that he could prepare his clients' defenses properly.From the entry caseload
• Their strong defense forced three incompletions from the other team.From the entry incompletion
• The defense argues that he went into a blind rage and did not intend to kill his girlfriend.From the entry blind rage
• The embankment was the first-line defense against the flood.From the entry first-line
• The defense moved for a change of venue, as the media coverage had made selecting an impartial jury from the small town impossible.From the entry change of venue
• In order to maintain a consistency in the defense, I will follow the line established by attorney Jacobs of allowing the prosecution to suggest motives, and then refuting them.From the entry line
• The hackers played a cat and mouse game with the system administrators: the hackers kept trying new tricks, and the system administrators kept mounting electronic defenses.From the entry cat and mouse
• Now there are hundreds of start-ups focused on defense technology, he said.2025 August 4, Sheera Frenkel, quoting Billy Thalheimer, “The Militarization of Silicon Valley”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry hype cycle
• Authcoms love telling ppl to get armed and learn self defense.2024 May 31, @entierrada, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2025. From the entry authcom
• One of them came running at Melu with a cry—she threw up her arms in defense.2023, Aimee Ogden, “A Half-Remembered World”, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, vol. 145, no. 1-2, whole no. 768 (July/August…. From the entry e
• Sam acted in good faith,” the defense lawyer Mark Cohen said.2023 October 5, Victoria Bekiempis, “FTX co-founder testifies he committed crimes with Sam Bankman-Fried”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry good faith
• Marye smiled, seeing that it was Theresa, a captain in Marye's original home defense force.2023, William K. Schlotter IV, Exodus to Avonia, Conneaut Lake, Pa.: Page Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry Marye
• Meanwhile, Japan must bolster its own defenses and substantially increase defense spending to meet new threats.2022 July 1, The Japan Times Editorial Board, “Groundbreaking NATO summit means work for Japan”, in The Japan Times, archived from the…. From the entry Tokyo
• Forty-seven out of the 71 aircraft crossed that line, according to the Taiwanese defense ministry.2022 December 26, Amy Chang Chien, Chang Che, “With Record Military Incursions, China Warns Taiwan and the U.S.”, in The New York Times…. From the entry median line
• Defense and fundamentals have suffered throughout baseball for the last decade.2022 August 11, Marcus Hayes, “Yo, Keith: Seen the Phillies lately?”, in Philadelphia Inquirer, 194th year, number 72, page C2, column 2. From the entry old man yelling at cloud

Meaning of defense

1. noun The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
2. noun A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
3. noun The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.

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Questions about defense in a sentence

How do you use defense in a sentence?

Defense is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Despite zero goals and zero assists, she still stands out for carrying her team's defense.”

What is a short sentence with defense?

“Department of Defense”

What does defense mean?

Defense means the action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.