warding

Example Sentences

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For Glapinski, warding off a combination of slow growth and rising inflation will require flexibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Praised for warding off pests, so-called bodega cats are also a cultural fixture for New Yorkers, some of whom are now pushing to enshrine legal rights for the little store helpers.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

He stayed in his truck outside the affordable senior complex, trying to keep an eye on things: warding off looters, putting out ember flare-ups, responding to flooding when the building’s sprinklers finally burst back on.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Social media–savvy psychologists and life coaches have created a cottage industry of warding off and healing from narcissists.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

In fact, there were few men known to him who could ably defend themselves against such an attack by Kabuo Miyamoto—certainly a man with no training in kendo had little chance of warding him off.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson