Sentence examples for distinctly defensive from inspiring English sources
The orthodox literature of the 2nd and early 3rd centuries tends to have a distinctly defensive or polemical colouring.
Most militant groups now rely on the Web to recruit new adherents, but the recent flurry of propaganda from Iraq has a distinctly defensive sound.
Nordtveit remained in a deep position and hit hopeful long passes in the vague direction of the lone striker Simone Zaza, while Arbeloa advanced into the opposition half more readily, but as a distinctly defensive, right-footed full-back, was not exactly overlapping menacingly.
I felt distinctly defensive.
He saw a distinctly South Korean defensive drill in which any ball that goes beyond outfielder depth draws an infielder deep onto the grass to take a relatively short cutoff throw, in large part because third-base coaches tend to hold runners if cutoff men already have the ball.
This is distinctly weird and her defensive radar is buzzing.
The Panthers, who'd looked distinctly average until this point, pitched an impressive defensive shut-out in a performance that not only highlights the concerns growing in New York, but also provides some welcome respite to embattled head coach Ron Rivera.
This is Krazy Kat by way of Spengler — a distinctly Yiddish locution with a nasty street snarl, which tips De Voto into a defensive kind of despair.
All this has made the New Elite distinctly touchy (see Maureen Dowd's "Making Ignorance Chic"), dismissive (see Jacob Weisberg's "Elitist Nonsense") and defensive (see Anne Applebaum's "The Rise of the 'Ordinary' Elite").
Wenger was distinctly unimpressed with his team's habit of enjoying possession but conceding self-inflicted goals due to defensive lapses.
