fend for
Example Sentences
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Animal experts said that if the otters - who have since been named Valentine and Juliet - had been left to fend for themselves much longer, they likely would have died.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
In the middle of a villain era, good people can feel like members of an endangered species reclassified as huntable and left to fend for themselves.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
Some Americans, including Lucy’s father Hank, survived by moving into a network of underground bunkers called Vaults, while others were left to fend for themselves in the Wasteland.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
“We’re out here to fend for ourselves,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
The animals grew tame and lost their ability to fend for themselves in the wild.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
