Examples of 'defensive action' in a sentence

Meaning of "defensive action"

Defensive action refers to measures taken to protect oneself or someone/something else from harm, danger, or attack. It involves adopting a defensive posture, strategy or behavior to resist or repel an offensive threat

How to use "defensive action" in a sentence

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To choose defensive action in all attack situations.
They confuse vengeance with defensive action.
Take immediate defensive action in order to prevent.
Withdraw seaward or you will be subject to defensive action.
We planned a defensive action to meet them.
Instead field fortification rose to dominate defensive action.
I also like his defensive action page.
Footdrumming is used widely as a predator warning or defensive action.
Defensive action only on my orders.
In such a way the aggressive becomes a defensive action.
Take defensive action.
Her escape may jeopardise our strongest defensive action yet.
But defensive action of this kind must be supported by positive action.
They are taking a defensive action.
The skin has a defensive action against physical and chemical irritations from the outside.

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Her escape may jeopardize our strongest defensive action yet.
Opportunity to apply defensive action will never originate for him.
Her escape could jeopardize our strongest defensive action yet.
One must shift from purely defensive action against hazards to management of the risk.
Also one does not win a war with just defensive action.
Let us join the defensive action against the ELS invasion.
The result was that competitiveness manifested itself in defensive action against neighbours.
It limited the jihad to defensive action to protect Muslims from Christian attacks.
Not aware that this tower intervene in any outstanding defensive action.
Request permission sir to take defensive action against this planet.
Anxiety does not always stem from an actual need for fear or defensive action.
A feint attack is designed to draw defensive action towards the point under assault.
Extending GIs to such products could help avoid this constant and costly defensive action.
Programming includes full freedom to choose defensive action in all attack situations.
The US demands that Turkey avoid actions that could result in immediate defensive action.
The principle of proportionality entails limiting defensive action to those needed to defeat the attack.
The urgent Euro defense has prompted other nations to take defensive action.
No one ordered fighters to perform any timely defensive action against the remaining hijacked planes.
Defensive action in which a fencer blocks his opponent 's blade.
Monkeywrenching is a defensive action.
Nobushige 's defensive action is quite remarkable.
Constable Rundel took no overt defensive action.
The first Crusade was a defensive action in response to Islamic jihad.
A defensive action in which a fencer blocks the opponent 's blade.
The plants secondary metabolites have a defensive action againts herbivores.
Defensive action even to the point of physical death of self or other-self.
Then we have to prepare for defensive action here in Los Angeles.
If the explanation does not satisfy you, be ready to take appropriate defensive action.
In a positive sense, defensive action is not going to be necessary for him.
Same on the arm, suggesting defensive action.
The bombing was presented as defensive action to protect coalition planes in the no-fly zone.
But this would not be the first measure, if you were taking a defensive action.
Unprovoked aggression is redefined as defensive action to protect ‘ economic interests ' above all.
If the approaching person does not back down, they take immediate defensive action.
Do not wait before it 's too late to take defensive action against a possible stock market collapse!

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