Sentence examples for defensive take from inspiring English sources

If your first reaction is to lash back at the person giving the criticism, or to become defensive, take a minute before reacting at all.

Effective leading requires the fullest of presence and getting defensive takes away that from that.

Lack of defensive take-aways?

The Giants will go as far as Eli Manning and their relentless defensive line take them.

It is defensive to take steps immediately to ensure that cockpit doors are secured.

Another defensive maneuver: Take a short position in some stock index futures.

Such defensive movements take into account the location and trajectory of proximal objects, the body region that is threatened, and various other stimulus properties (Cooke and Graziano 2003).

The fundamentals of proper positioning include: Defensive position: Take a position between your net and the opponent.

"Steve is important to the program because he plays both offensive and defensive midfield, takes wings on faceoffs, and plays man-down defense," coach Don Zimmerman said.

The Jets' defensive players took the loss the hardest.

Michael Strahan, the Giants defensive end, took a harder stance.