The Muslims could no longer afford to cower behind a defensive posture.

The reaver whirled to meet them, rising up in a defensive posture.

The Redcap dropped into a crouch, hands up in a defensive posture.

Breathing hard, crouched in a defensive posture, he glanced wildly around him.

Nute shook his head quickly, drawing himself up in a defensive posture.

I should have approached him with a much more defensive posture.

Sinon backed away and waited in his defensive posture for the next round.

The six Marines were in a defensive posture, weapons aimed outward into the darkness.

Harold Boatmann had folded his arms in a defensive posture as Pierson came to his point.

I recover, but I've lost my defensive posture.

His knives came up in a defensive posture.

Reconfigured a touch to a more defensive posture.

He drew himself up in a defensive posture.

It was the basic defensive posture the island assumed whenever it or Amy perceived a possible threat.

But he kept on his feet, and after a split second was back in a defensive posture.

She folded her arms over her chest in a classic defensive posture if I ever saw one.