Sentence examples for defensive of her from inspiring English sources

Barbara Cartland thus became Diana's step-grandmother, and was fiercely defensive of her against other members of the royal family.

I believe they are hugely codependent (as do family and the few friends he has left), but he can't see it and is very defensive of her.

Mrs. Havlova, who was fiercely defensive of her husband, was said by friends to have a certain reassurance when he was in prison, because "at least she knew where he was".

In later years, Levitt, always fiercely defensive of her private life, refrained from attending launches of her work or giving interviews about it - although she did emerge to speak to the New York Times in 2002, and seemed as curious as ever about the world outside.

Through her acts and the scorching criticism of political analysts, the 51-year-old Ms. Sahagún is widely seen as a combination of Eva Perón and Lady Macbeth -- defiantly defensive of her husband's lackluster presidency while overshadowing, even undermining, him in her pursuit of power.

Initially, Clinton was highly defensive of her decision to use private email.

You know your strong corners and your opponent will now try to be defensive of his or her space, trying not leave any for you to overtake.

A good leader will continue to learn and grow, will seek to be less defensive of his or her own ideas and be more open to the perspectives of others.

But it was also more than a slugfest, with Azarenka mixing paces and pushing forward to keep Williams off balance and with Williams producing some of the best defensive lobs of her life to push Azarenka back in the decisive third set.

Now, Mr. Greenspan appears very defensive of his legacy.

Part of the problem is that students are too defensive of their institutions.