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

Healey has been consistent in his call for the government to set a date to spend 3 percent of GDP on defense. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Miles is an outstanding playmaker who has elevated her teammates and succeeded on defense after being almost negligent on that side of the ball in college. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 July 2026

John Healey quit his former post last month after accusing then-premier Keir Starmer of endangering Britain by not committing to spending 3% of GDP on defense by 2030. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

That is the fair and sustainable way to bring the welfare bill down to meet our fiscal rules and to honor our commitments on defense to our international partners. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for on defense

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