fend off
Example Sentences
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Zelensky also repeated his call for Ukraine's allies to provide more interceptor missiles to fend off Russian air attacks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Unable to fend off any of the seven break points she faced, the 30-year-old was not helped by an unforced error count of 22 compared to just four winners.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But as Walmart worked to grow online to fend off Amazon, leaders focused again on expanding the retailer’s appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Then, in a last-ditch effort to fend off Hong’s insurgency, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who had previously suspended his campaign, reentered the race less than a month before polls opened.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Another lab director might have been inclined to fend off poachers from rival universities; Lawrence welcomed them, or at least refused to stand in their way.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
