Only few voices supported a defensive stance, but they were not heard.

She was back on her feet now and had taken a defensive stance.

And I think we've been taking too defensive a stance.

He went into a purely defensive stance and waited for the man to act.

She could tell by his suddenly defensive stance that he wasn't.

As a result, they were forced to adopt a defensive stance throughout the war.

All five guys on our team were in a defensive stance.

These are, after all, specific questions, and there is no need to adopt a defensive stance.

At 0:15, a young man spreads his arms in a defensive stance.

State Street took a somewhat defensive stance yesterday, saying it was not for sale.