defensively in English
“No, I didn't,” he replied defensively
Use "defensively" in a sentence
1. Mexico did not play defensively.
2. But Inter often play defensively.
3. I have learned to drive defensively.
4. Defensively, Baty is currently capable third baseman
5. AB : I think it's helped a lot defensively.
6. Not solely a scoring machine, Michael dominates defensively as well.
7. She says: [Defensively, feeling hurt and accused] “But there was a sale.
8. I think you've got to force Yao Ming out on the perimeter defensively.
9. But if you have too much respect for an opponent, you will play defensively.
10. He dropped into a defensive crouch, the knife held defensively before him.
11. Three months later, while defensively moving furniture,[Sentencedict.com ] she had a seizure.
12. The feeling of inferiority is defensively turned into a feeling of superiority.
13. Look at what happened in the management meeting this morning when you behaved so defensively about budgets.
14. Otherwise, the Brigadiers act defensively and protect their territory and travelling merchants against raider attacks
15. They were also much better defensively after allowing a 68 point first half in Game
16. She whirled to face him, braced for further interrogation, her arms wrapped defensively across her waist.
17. She now had a collapsible white metal stick she used quite defensively when out walking.
18. He responded defensively, becoming eventually what his enemies had called him all along: a dictator.
19. His versatility has deployed him to several roles both defensively and offensively , and his opponents are often wary of him .
20. The Office hints defensively at a period of nomadic existence which was censured by critics as unstable.
21. I turned up my coat collar to meet my hat brim and hunched defensively, like a bedraggled bird.
22. Hysen, Thern, Ekstrom and Magnusson give the side a strong backbone, but they are suspect defensively on the flanks.
23. This analysis introduced three drills that I find very useful for helping your team develop Compactness both offensively and defensively.
24. The Chariot can also indicate that you may be acting defensively or aggressively to hide that you are feeling emotionally vulnerable
25. Avoidance behaviour, type of activity, seen in animals exposed to adverse stimuli, in which the tendency to act defensively is stronger than the tendency to attack
26. Acropolis, (Greek: “city at the top”) central, defensively oriented district in ancient Greek cities, located on the highest ground and containing the chief municipal and religious buildings
27. Defensively, no one's going to argue that The Kid's Pterodactyl wingspan isn't as good as it gets—but Jefferson is learning, getting better, and becoming tougher.
28. Ideally, the user manager will realise his team is below par early enough in the half to switch to a more defensively sound formation and thus minimise any damage.
29. 16 Ideally, the user manager will realise his team is below par early enough in the half to switch to a more defensively sound formation and thus minimise any damage.
30. My favourite Buckism tonight was his 60 second speech on how improved Vlad was defensively because unlike the other night, he was actually able to catch a pop up in foul territory
31. Ministers in turn have defensively adopted the arts of Beguilement, varied by an exercise of the police. THE SHORT WORKS OF GEORGE MEREDITH GEORGE MEREDITH He began with the arts of Beguilement, and left nothing undone to win the confidence and affection of the Toledan nobles.