“To have come forward as a defender of the King would only have injured himself and his cause.”

“On the other hand, he's a fierce defender of free trade and a champion of school choice.”

“Schweinsteiger chases down Jorge Guaga, forcing the burly defender to concede another corner.”

“The best defense against libel, however, is good reporting.”

“The northern wall was a shield wall to enhance the castle's defense from arrows in the event an army approached from the upper mountain overlooking the castle.”

“Arms procurement was motivated primarily by the government's constitutional obligation to maintain the integrity of the country's defense force.”

“The latter reported to an actionarius, the latter to a defensor and the latter to a rector.”

“Fidei Defensor, literally Defender of the Faith, is an inscription which is found on most British coinage.”

“The titles of honour granted by the Pope do not seem to have caused much trouble, such titles as the English king's title Fidei Defensor.”

“The criminal law ought not to be less favorable to a defendant than the civil law.”

“Their top goalscorer is a defenceman whose six goals are almost as many as he has scored in his last six seasons.”

“I was top scoring defenceman and defenceman of the year a couple of times and then I don't even get a contract offer.”

“Christopher also plays ice hockey for Hull, and he is a defenceman in both sports.”

“The scenes symbolize the defenselessness of the people in the face of an invasion.”

“He walked towards her slowly, his arms extended at his sides in a gesture of defenselessness.”

“The loss of innocent life and national terror induced by our defenselessness has taken on a surreal quality that is far beyond my experience.”

“Find a way to encourage dialogue rather than putting him on the defensive.”

“Guernica is etched in my consciousness as the image of defencelessness, trampled innocence, Franco's savagery.”

“I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the defencelessness of some Member States even exceeds this severe level.”

“On 15 September, I condemned the risky situation and the helplessness and defencelessness of these workers.”

“Each of those attacks the defensibility of the exercise of the discretion in the circumstances of this case.”

“Polygyny in that group may be associated with male territoriality and defensibility of nesting resources.”

“Legal defensibility of the tests is also an important component.”

“She displayed defensiveness when her work was questioned, becoming argumentative and resistant to feedback.”

“It was left to the New York Times to deplore the defensiveness of much of the debate.”

“Tara crossed her arms over her chest, fighting the feeling of defensiveness she got whenever he spoke to her like that.”

“It's easy for a defenseman to cover if the two of you are right on the same plain.”

“When forced to dump the puck, forecheckers must battle through blockers to reach the defenseman along the boards behind the net.”

“A lone, central defenseman protects the front of the net for his goalie and brings up the rear on the offensive attack.”

“Their top forwards are still in their prime, their top defensemen are still in their prime and their goalie is among the best in the league.”

“He adds that goalies must let their defensemen and forwards come back and get the puck behind the goal line.”

“Their defensemen were getting spun like tops by the great one-on-one talent at the World Cup.”

“He will remain as a defendant and the action will proceed against him and the other three defendants.”

“The higher charge didn't inure to the benefit of the defendants in that case.”

“The plaintiffs sought an injunction requiring the defendants to abate the nuisance as well as damages.”

“Politically, the Walloons have always looked to France as their natural defenders, while the Flemish population has looked to Germany.”

“On Monday, the judge who signed the warrants is expected to appoint public defenders for each of the accused.”

“Nastja Ceh put Slovenia ahead in the 16th minute after curling a free-kick over a wall of defenders.”

“The city's defenses were fortified with towering walls, protecting its inhabitants from potential invasions.”

“The human immune system is equipped with various defenses to ward off harmful pathogens and maintain overall health.”

“Strong defenses and a sense of denial are hallmarks of the substance abuser's psychology.”

“After the first flood, we had set up an action group to campaign for flood defences for Malton and Norton.”

“Displays will include copies of the plans submitted to Ryedale District Council and artist's impressions showing how the defences will look.”

“During the Second World War the defences were rescarped against tank attack.”