warded
Example Sentences
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But her supporters argue that only a street fighter like her could have ended Communist rule in the state and, until this week, warded off a determined BJP attempt to oust her party from power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Their agreement to testify warded off potential contempt-of-Congress proceedings against them.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
The drug, called lolamicin, also warded off secondary infections with Clostridioides difficile, a common and dangerous hospital-associated bacterial infection, and was effective against more than 130 multidrug-resistant bacterial strains in cell culture.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
The U.S. has mostly warded off the Houthi attacks, but on one occasion recently, the Houthis shot down a U.S.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
People in the village had thought of helping us out by eating a few before we got here, but Mama Tataba, I guess, kept them warded off with a stick.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
