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VocabJLPT N1
offense and defense
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. offense and defense
  2. 2. offence and defence
The back-and-forth struggle between attack and defense in a competition or conflict. It is used in sports commentary, politics, and business to describe ongoing competitive exchanges.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

There's an ongoing battle among the executives over the revised business plan.

Sentence 2

Sometimes you need to drop the back-and-forth and just ask for help.

Sentence 3

He said, "The intent behind a question can decide who wins the exchange."

Sentence 4

"Another excuse? I'm so tired of this back-and-forth," my little brother said.

Sentence 5

Development and sales are clashing over the specs for the new product.