Sentence examples for defensive from from inspiring English sources

He is, however, defensive from the off.

So they are on the defensive from the start.

He see recent Soviet military ventures as defensive (from their point of view) rather than expansionist in motive.

I hadn't suggested otherwise, but you can forgive Perroncel if she gets preemptively defensive from time to time.

Mr. Rollins, suddenly sober, withdrew the boast, but the governor was on the defensive from the start.

But their actions, particularly last year's boost to American farm subsidies, suggested the opposite.We're specialMany poor countries were defensive from the start.

Mind you, it would be nice to have added such sound effects to a few forward defensives from Chris Tavare or Trevor Franklin back in the day.

Play defense by taking a defensive posture from which to strike.

Thus, most incumbents enter each contest on the defensive - from intraparty rebels in primaries if not from the other party in general elections.

Chicago will take its defensive cues from linebacker Brian Urlacher and its offensive ones from quarterback Rex Grossman.

Dontari Poe, the defensive tackle from Memphis, and Justin Blackmon, the wide receiver from Oklahoma State, come to mind.