Sentence examples for defensive pose from inspiring English sources

There, after relinquishing my defensive pose of cynicism and my own Yankee judgment, I found myself supercharged, hungry, hopeful.

In one image each woman stands in a heroically defensive pose, as if braced against the attack of a dangerous serpent.

Toward the end of "Over Time," Deford strikes an increasingly defensive pose, as though he isn't actually sure the story of a sportswriter and sportswriting is worth telling.

"Holding rates will lead to a situation in Europe where we are always in the defensive pose as opposed to an offensive approach," he added.

What probably began as a defensive pose became an ingrained characteristic: Stein's preternatural cheerfulness may be her most outstanding personality trait.

Both fetched extremely low prices, and Hogarth, in anger and mortification, retreated into aggrieved isolation, pursuing his philanthropic interests but adopting, in public, a defiant and defensive pose that involved him in increasingly rancorous debate on artistic matters.

Nato argues that the missile interceptor shield will be purely defensive, posing no threat to Russia, and that it is intended to thwart any future missile attack by a rogue state.

"Well, there are some reasonable interpretations — skating on ice, being in somewhat defensive poses, trying to remain stable, the deflection of the puck," Mr. Warren said, before moving into the entryway to discuss Mr. Fischl's "Ron," a straightforward and flattering portrait of Mr. Warren standing at his desk.

Some salamanders adopt defensive poses when faced by a potential predator such as the North American northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda).

During the editing process, Holland decided the joke did not work very well and cut it, but a brief moment of Dwight reacting in a disgusted way to the flatulence, while maintaining a defensive fighting pose toward Andy, can still be seen in the finished episode.

Federal prosecutors subpoenaed a large quantity of records from the party in December 2009, putting it on the defensive and posing a potential headache for Democrats around the state who had been elected with the party's support.