fend off

phrasal verb

fended off; fending off; fends off

: to defend oneself against (someone or something)

They succeeded in fending off the attack/attackers.

They have had to fend off allegations of voter fraud.

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To protect the high-end shopping center, several private water tankers, equipped with 3,000 gallons of water in each, were brought in to fend off the encroaching blaze, ABC News has reported. —

Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025 That included 65-year-old J.C. Matsuura, who armed himself with a garden hose to fend off embers and flames from his home of 20 years. —

Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Abbott will never be the kind of show where the main cast routinely has to fend off mean-spirited romantic sabotage or keep tabs on a man who gives off serious Andrew Tate vibes. —

Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025 Uncrewed boats can extend drone power to the sea to launch mass attacks on ships or land targets – or fend off attacks by robot boats. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fend off