Sentence examples for a defensive instrument from inspiring English sources

As President Nixon once put it, if two gladiators are fighting with swords, and one is handed a shield, the shield is not just a defensive instrument but an aid to the offensive ability of the gladiator who possesses it.

But it's also a powerful defensive instrument.

In the 1970s through 1980, investors the world over had stashed their cash in defensive instruments.

Need a defensive anchor?

A defensive ditch".

This is a defensive error.

"We have a defensive strategy".

"He's a defensive guy.

Are they a defensive team?

Defender as a defensive midfielder.

It's a defensive position.