Sentence examples for a defense man from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a defense man" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used in contexts related to sports, particularly in reference to a player whose primary role is to defend against the opposing team.
Example: "The coach praised the efforts of a defense man who successfully blocked several shots during the game."
Alternatives: "defensive player" or "defense player".

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The great Howe began his 25th season as a defense man.

Girardi, a defense man who leads the league in ice time, joked that Tortorella -- named as one of the game's coaches -- might double-shift him if he coaches Girardi's squad.

Late in that period, Ratelle tied the score on a Point‐blank shot after a short Pass from Rod Seiling, who had swooped around Dale Rolfe, a defense man recently acquired from the Los Angeles Kings.

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"It's your rookie season and it's one of your first starts and you're playing against a tough defense," Manning said.

That defense, man, it's something else".

In relatively balmy Kansas City against a porous Chiefs defense, Manning was nearly perfect.

The ideological currents of conservatism have tilted toward a defense of men.

His extraordinary diatribe — reenacted on "Saturday Night Live" by a scowling Kate McKinnon — was, in essence, a defense of men who had been stewing about the charges against Kavanaugh.

And to be clear, none of this is a defense of men who are pigs, and they are legion.

He also was able to get in a defense of "Last Man Standing" star Tim Allen, at whom Gervais also took a shot at the awards show.

He can break down a defense, break down a man, play within a system.

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