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Discover LudwigThe 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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