How to Use zone defense in a Sentence

zone defense

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  • The 49ers like to play zone defense and are good at it.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Against the Rams' zone defense, IU went 2-of-12 from 3 in the first half.
    — Jeremy Price, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The 3-2 zone defense that Bolingbrook played for most of the game.
    — Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2022
  • That’s much more of a challenge than finding the gaps in a zone defense.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The Frogs tried to use a zone defense to neutralize him.
    — Grant McGalliard, Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2020
  • The Heat’s zone defense again was a talking point at the morning shootaround.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Sparks said his team’s zone defense helped keep McClure out of the lane.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The Celtics struggled against the Heat’s zone defense in the third quarter, while shooting 4-of-12 from the field.
    — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Chou said the game plan was to get Utah out of its zone defense and attack from the perimeter.
    — Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 10 Jan. 2021
  • The Ducks’ zone defense will cause problems for the Trojans.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The Wrangell team coached by Christina Good said her team’s zone defense helped the Wolves pull away with a 33-25 win.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2022
  • For now, zone defense might be the best way to get him or Omer Yurtseven on the floor.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
  • But Marquette’s zone defense soon cut off paths through the lane.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2022
  • Xavier coach Travis Steele doesn't whip out the zone defense very often.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Maryland switched to a zone defense and went on a commanding 11-0 run to cut the deficit to one.
    — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 3 Jan. 2022
  • And a zone defense can only cover up for so much on the other end of the floor.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
  • This week, the Titans were ready for it and played two high safeties and kept plays in front of them with heavy zone defense.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The age-old UConn issues with the zone defense have been apparent in the first three games.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The Spurs had already missed six shots in a row against the Heat’s zone defense when Mills clanged a 27-footer.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 19 Jan. 2020
  • In an attempt to cut the lead, CAL went to a 2-3 zone defense midway through the third quarter.
    — Phillip Steinmetz, The Courier-Journal, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Graham also has been one of the Bears' best red-zone weapons, and the Saints are dead last (86.4%) in red-zone defense.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • And the ample use of zone defense has often masked the Heat’s size issues.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Their switch to a zone defense had led to a Golden State three-pointer.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The Mustangs had five turnovers against Tulane and struggled to find the end zone against the Green Wave’s zone defense.
    — Dallas News, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The Big Ten West-winning Wildcats had the fourth-best red-zone defense in the nation this year.
    — Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 22 Dec. 2020
  • That’s roughly the time Dallas returned to the zone defense that worked well in the first quarter.
    — Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Iowa would have lost by an even greater margin if the Hawkeyes hadn’t played such strong red-zone defense. ...
    — Steve Megargee, ajc, 30 Oct. 2021
  • The Packers played zone defense on 100 percent of snaps, per Next Gen.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The Gators initially came out in a 2-3 zone defense, which gave Loch Raven problems.
    — Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The Spartans coaxed the Aztecs into launching 3s with a mixture of man and several zone defenses, and the Aztecs obliged by shooting just 5 of 20 beyond the arc.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024

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