beat back

phrasal verb

beat back; beaten back or beat back; beating back; beats back

: to force (someone) to go back or to retreat by fighting

Our troops were beaten back by enemy forces.

Police used batons to beat the protesters back.

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Turkey’s proxies have played a significant role in beating back Assad’s forces, and among state powers, Turkey is the biggest beneficiary of their retreat. —

Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024 Democrat falls to 2nd place in Legislative District 2 House race; Republican winning key Senate race In north Phoenix, Sen. Shawnna Bolick has beaten back a challenge from Democratic state Rep. Judy Schwiebert, currently a House member in Legislative District 2. —

Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2024 Cruz retained his seat after beating back Allred, keeping alive Texas’ streak of not electing a Democratic Senator in more than 30 years. —

Solcyré Burga, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024 Recall Russia in the early 1990s – with hyperinflation, empty store shelves and Boris Yeltsin standing atop a tank after beating back a coup. —

Ron Insana, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beat back