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

Heard has holes to fill on defense and its lines of scrimmage, but its four main yardage producers are back. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026

That would be more, adjusted for inflation, than the country spent annually on defense during the height of World War II. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 19 Aug. 2026

The Panthers return seven starters on offense and five on defense from a team that finished 11-3 after losing 20-3 to Mount Carmel. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

But a complete turnover on defense, coupled with nonconference games at Georgia Tech and Northwestern, will lead to another losing season, after which both sides move in different directions. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on defense

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