on defense

phrase

sports

: on the part of a team that defends the goal

She began the season on defense, but her coach later put her on offense.

Examples of on defense in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kurtz stayed in the game as a baserunner but was pulled before going back out on defense. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Coordinators Klay Kubiak on offense, Raheem Morris on defense and Brant Boyer on special teams are also helping lead the staff under the structure Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have built over the past decade. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Minnesota could use help at point guard, Indiana at power forward, Dallas in the frontcourt (particularly on defense) and Golden State still needs some offensive punch. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 28 July 2026

However, none of those players are nearly as good on defense as Bellinger, who is tied for the major league lead with 19 Defensive Runs Saved this season. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

Rhymes for on defense

• antisense
• commonsense
• effulgence
• frankincense
• ninepence
• nondefense
• recommence
• recompence
• recompense
• cense
• dense
• fence