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

Jaxson doesn’t leave the field for San Clemente (2-0), returning punts and kickoffs besides catching passes and making tackles and interceptions on defense. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The Chiefs are contending with a fair amount of uncertainty with Patrick Mahomes returning from an ACL injury and questions on defense. — Austin Mock, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Barron, who played at Suffield Academy and then starred at Syracuse, playing multiple roles on defense during his college career, has always been the football guy’s football guy. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

But the talent level will likely limit what Miami is capable of doing on defense because the shelves are bare. — Omar Kelly august 24, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on defense

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