fend off
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It helped the family fend off the takeover approach from Constellation Brands that year.
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
Burnham has suggested that his government will offer Britain one last chance to fend off the far right.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Above the patter of rain cascading through the jungle canopy comes the haunting call of a pileated gibbon singing to fend off intruders in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Well, it certainly hadn’t helped me fend off Martin.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
