Sentence examples for defensive for from inspiring English sources

Some analysts say Hezbollah is on the defensive for reasons that go well beyond the tribunal.

Mr. Obama was not on the defensive for the entire session.

Even the larger insurgencies have been on the defensive for several years.

The army, however, did not remain on the defensive, for Khosrow's reign is noted for his wars against the Byzantines.

The brutal assassination shook the country & placed Marcos on the defensive for the first time in his career.

BROADCAST just once, the advertisement nevertheless drove news coverage, putting Goldwater on the defensive for the rest of the campaign.

The revelation of the letters raised questions about Mr. McCall's judgment and put him on the defensive for days.

He had been on the defensive for at first supporting the German side in World War I.

"Effective" and "pragmatic" have become short-hand for direct and defensive, for the antithesis of what Barcelona do.

But this week he found himself on the defensive for behavior that is nothing new in his campaign.

"My impressionistic sense is that Samsung has been on the defensive for most of the trial," said Mark A. Lemley, a law professor at Stanford.