Sentence examples for defenders proved from inspiring English sources

And two defenders proved to be an ineffective barrier, even to a scuffed shot from Fred which landed in the bottom corner of the net.

"In the pre-motorised age, defenders proved able to redeploy and reinforce more swiftly than attackers advanced, by the exploitation of rail links.

Although limited primarily to the Southside and numbering no more than 15,000 members, the Defenders proved highly influential in state politics.

Some of the British artillery dropped short as the attack began and the German defenders proved alert, engaging the New Zealanders from the Château, pillboxes in the grounds and Gheluvelt ridge.

The Manchester United defender proved he will never be an England midfield player.

Oscar and friends strove for at least one goal, but Ron Vlaar had very different ideas, the Aston Villa defender proving a formidable human shield before Georginio Wijnaldum met substitute Daryl Janmaat's cross and swept in a late third goal.

Each of Thomas's attacks failed: the defenders' artillery proved superior and kept Thomas's engines away from the land walls, while adverse winds hindered the fleet from taking any meaningful action.

Perhaps they will want to reassess their relationship with Lady Luck after the controversial dismissal of Sunderland defender Wes Brown proved a decisive moment in Stoke's first Premier League win since 31 August.

Yet in a video of scenes from Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms," made when he was a student at Westview High School in San Diego, where he was on the cross-country team and was a standout soccer defender, Mr. Holmes proved a deft comedian with a talent for improvisation, his former classmate Jared Bird remembered.

Seconds later, Phil Jones thought his close-range header had crossed the Spurs line before Jan Vertonghen's acrobatic clearance, and although the United defender was proved right by goal-line technology, he was denied by an offside flag.

Anthony, by his own estimation, has the best surrounding cast of his career, a roster stacked with shooters and defenders and proven veterans — a group even stronger than the Nuggets team Anthony carried to the Western Conference finals in 2009.