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Defencemen in a sentence

Defencemen meaning

plural of defenceman

Using Defencemen

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of defenceman
  • In the example corpus, defencemen often appears in combinations such as: defencemen with, nhl defencemen, defencemen in.

Context around Defencemen

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nhl 2× active 1× two 1× flames 1× passolt 1× colorado 1× key 1× panthers 1× canucks 1× shooting 1×

Often after:

stay 1× derek 1× doing 1× billy 1× cody 1× matthew 1× instead 1× zdeno 1×

Sentence patterns with Defencemen

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

against ornery defencemen from saskatchewan 1× all oilers defencemen in scoring 1× among active defencemen and 12th 1× among canucks defencemen with 321 1× among colorado defencemen with 13 1× among nhl defencemen in power 1× among nhl defencemen with a 1× and seven defencemen were among 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

chatham kent aaa 1× defencemen billy constantinou 1× despite the solid 1× forward josh passolt 1× forwards trey fix 1× fourteen forwards and 1×

Common sentence endings:

a healthy scratch 1× and 45 points 1× and mattias ekholm 1× at the blueline 1× defencemen from saskatchewan 1× defencemen with 321 1×

Words around Defencemen

Just before it in the word index:

defenceman 186 defenceless 45 defence 6.227 defede 7 defects 476 defectors 116

Just after it in the word index:

defences 373 defend 3.035 defendable 13 defendant 1.855 defendants 1.401 defended 1.886

Similar in corpus frequency:

agba 33 agios 33 agnc 33 agni 33 airpod 33 ajibola 33

Corpus analysis for Defencemen

  • In this selection, "defencemen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nhl, active, two, stay, derek and doing stand out and add context to how "defencemen" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include against ornery defencemen from saskatchewan and all oilers defencemen in scoring. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "defencemen" sits close to words such as agba, agios and agnc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with defencemen

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The coach showed confidence in his young defencemen. (8 words)

Defencemen Billy Constantinou and Jacob LeGuerrier assisted on three Sault goals each. (12 words)

He is third all-time in points among Canucks’ defencemen with 321. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

The 2–1–2 is the most basic forecheck system where two forwards will go in deep and pressure the opposition's defencemen, the third forward stays high and the two defencemen stay at the blueline. (36 words)

That goal was the eventual game-winner, with Bobrovsky and the Panthers defencemen doing their part to keep the puck out with time winding down — including on great chances for McDavid, Zach Hyman and Mattias Ekholm. (36 words)

Right now, the club’s injured list includes their top three defencemen (Zdeno Chara, Charlie McAvoy, Torey Krug), a trio of big-time forwards (Patrice Bergeron, David Backes, Rick Nash) and rookie Jake DeBrusk. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Weber, who is three power-play goals away from career No. 100, ranks first among active defencemen and 12th all-time among NHL defencemen in power-play goals.

The 2–1–2 is the most basic forecheck system where two forwards will go in deep and pressure the opposition's defencemen, the third forward stays high and the two defencemen stay at the blueline.

Chatham-Kent AAA Cyclones alum Brandon Montour of the Florida Panthers is eighth in scoring among NHL defencemen with a career-high 41 points in 48 games.

Despite the solid performance against the Maple Leafs, Zadorov was held to only 15:33 minutes of ice time, the second-least of the Flames’ defencemen.

Forward Josh Passolt, defencemen Derek Daschke and Michael Joyaux, as well as goalie Jonathan Lemiuex were all announced as additions to the club on Tuesday (Aug. 8).

He’s also tops among Colorado defencemen with 13 goals and 45 points.

Makar scored his 73rd career goal to move into sole possession of second place on the franchise’s all-time goals list for defencemen.

Several key defencemen including goaltender Will Johnston are out for the season with injuries.

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That goal was the eventual game-winner, with Bobrovsky and the Panthers defencemen doing their part to keep the puck out with time winding down — including on great chances for McDavid, Zach Hyman and Mattias Ekholm.

Defencemen Billy Constantinou and Jacob LeGuerrier assisted on three Sault goals each.

He is third all-time in points among Canucks’ defencemen with 321.

With the Canadiens enjoying a surplus of left-shooting defencemen, they can wait for Norlinder to develop for a couple of seasons before bringing him to North America.

On July 1, he sent defencemen Cody Ceci and Ben Harpur to the Toronto Maple Leafs and later traded veteran forward Zack Smith to Chicago.

The coach showed confidence in his young defencemen.

At the time, some NHL talent hawks wondered if Pastrnak’s razzle-dazzle would be doused in North America when he started having to take the ice against ornery defencemen from Saskatchewan.

Forwards Trey Fix-Wolansky, Dylan Guenther, Vince Loschiavo, Carter Souch, Jake Neighbours and defencemen Matthew Robertson all scored for the Oil Kings.

Fourteen forwards and seven defencemen were among the 22 players selected in the first round.

Hynes also elected to go with six defencemen instead of the seven he used in Game 2. Mirco Mueller is a healthy scratch.

Nurse led all Oilers defencemen in scoring last season, although that only took 26 points.

Right now, the club’s injured list includes their top three defencemen (Zdeno Chara, Charlie McAvoy, Torey Krug), a trio of big-time forwards (Patrice Bergeron, David Backes, Rick Nash) and rookie Jake DeBrusk.

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Common combinations with defencemen

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "defencemen" in a sentence?
An example: "Weber, who is three power-play goals away from career No. 100, ranks first among active defencemen and 12th all-time among NHL defencemen in power-play goals." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "defencemen" from authentic English texts.
What does "defencemen" mean?
Defencemen means: plural of defenceman
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