Sentences with defensiveness
de·fen·sive
D d - Defensive armament.
- Defensive treaty; a defensive attitude.
- The city began building a defensive wall around its borders.
- The government decided to join a defensive alliance with several other nations.
- The bank has put a large percentage of its assets in defensive rather than growth stocks.
- To be on the defensive about one's mistakes.
- I was surprised by his defensive reaction to my suggestion.
- There's no need to get so defensive. I was only making a suggestion.
- When we asked her about the mistakes, she became defensive.
- The coach has a strong defensive strategy.
- The four biggest threats to a marriage are criticism, defensiveness, contempt and stonewalling.
- Dr Rowe said he was dismayed by the defensiveness of some education leaders.