fought off
Example Sentences
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They fought off waves of Russian attacks, sometimes as close as a dozen yards away, at the city’s front line before withdrawing last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
In the span of just a few months, Google has fought off concerns that AI would kill its Search business and has transformed Gemini from a second-rate chatbot into a serious competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 22, 2025
De Minaur fought off two break points in the opening game of the semi-final but then failed to convert any of the three he carved out in Sinner's first service game.
From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2025
He fought off a pair of two-strike pitches before lining a second-inning single.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
For two days, the Americans fought off the enemy troops.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
