fight back
Example Sentences
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After learning what had happened in New York and Washington, they chose to fight back against their hijackers, almost certainly saving countless more lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The party's strategy is to fight back, talk up the likelihood of a snap election next spring and unveil plans for their first 100 days in government.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
I was there physically and ready to fight back, but I didn’t find any words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Flock uprising, though, is the stirrings of public understanding that none of this inevitable — and we have the right to fight back.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“We can’t fight back in here—not by ourselves. Jake told me there’s stuff happening on the outside. We need to make those people see what is happening on the inside.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
