Sentence example with the word 'defensive'

defensive

covering, defending, guardian, immunizing, preventive, protecting, safeguarding, self-defensive, self-protective, shielding, vigilant

Definition adj. intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack

Last update: October 3, 2015


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The army was deployed along the border as a defensive matter.   [Please select]

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He talked in defensive manner at the party meeting.   [Please select]

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defensively.   [Please select]

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Every time the subject of your father came up, you got defensive and I backed off because I was afraid of losing you.   [Please select]

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"Smash away," replied Bobby, placing himself on the defensive.   [Please select]

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These carried swords and daggers, but no defensive armour.   [Please select]

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May 22, he warned Sir Edmund Head, Governor of Canada, urging him to make defensive preparation[215].   [Please select]

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But all this was by no means enough for waging a defensive war against Japan.   [Please select]

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DEFENSIVE STRUCTURES# #Another Method of Protection from Enemies' _Materials.   [Please select]

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The South, again, had the advantage in that she was to act on the defensive.   [Please select]

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A league, offensive and defensive, had been established between the two friends.   [Please select]

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