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.

Examples of fend off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For Ukraine to continue to fend off the Russian advance, the Ukraine military needs the U.S. to continue to provide real-time intelligence, specialized missiles for Ukrainian fighter jets, and missiles for Patriot batteries that are defending Ukrainian civilians. —Brian Bennett, Time, 1 May 2025

Pyke fell to the ground and attempted to fend off more blows until a colleague stepped in. —Christine Pelisek, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025

And anyone who’s had to keep his life’s possessions in such a place has probably had to fend off that nasty little cough of a word: hoarder. —Nathan King, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025

So station leaders from Alaska to Maine are rallying public support and lobbying persuadable lawmakers, hoping to fend off the funding threat. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for fend off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff