Sentence examples for is defensive of from inspiring English sources

Although modern video games, especially blockbusters, are sometimes ridiculed for offering an identikit palette of military browns and grays, Moss is defensive of game artists.

Cayman is defensive of its image, and Jude Scott, the man who speaks for its entire financial industry, says attacks are "politically motivated" by competitors.

Abi is defensive of her father and she argues with Kirsty about it, blaming her for her family's breakdown.

Erdogan consciously seeks to recreate the glory of the Ottoman Empire; Shinzo Abe, the grandson of a minister in Japan's wartime cabinet, is defensive of the record of the Japanese imperium; India's Narendra Modi constantly speaks of the glories of ancient Indian culture; and Vladimir Putin is building a cult of strong Russian potentates from Catherine to Peter to Stalin.

The largely self-trained Frenchman was defensive of Art Brut, deeming it the purest art of all.

My problem is that I am defensive of that and of her and sometimes that can come out in the wrong way.

"I have been defensive of [Pelosi]," Konst said.

Instead, she has been defensive of Bill Clinton on the issue rather than distancing herself.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has been defensive of that report.

Members of the faith are defensive of the fact that some practices seem to restrict women and make gender equality in leadership impossible.

Reports have surfaced that some staff are frustrated with Gerard Baker, the editor-in-chief, who is said to have pushed more commentary that's defensive of the president.