How to Use fight off in a Sentence

fight off

phrasal verb

• Shepherd, who was four months pregnant, tried to fight off the man.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• White Hall fought off a pair of set points but couldn’t avoid going behind 2-1 in the match.
  — Tanner Spearman, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
• Judy and her babysitter must fight off the evil spirits and try not to get possessed.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
• The two fight off enemies who try and fail to prevent them from getting to the vault.
  — Vulture, 8 July 2023
• Standing in front of them, Martinez fought off a twinge of panic and started mouthing the words along with them.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
• The story goes that my grandmother helped fight off the bandits.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
• Now in 2024 he’s once again brought in the state’s best players in West and Scott, fighting off the Buckeyes’ biggest rival in the process.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 30 July 2023
• He was placed on antibiotics to fight off the infection.
  — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Serving at 5-6, Muchova began the game with a double fault and had to fight off four more match points to stay alive.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
• They’re known for fighting off large predators that threaten calves.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
• The Gladiators fought off the Gators’ comeback attempt in the bottom half to preserve a 6-4 win.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
• Swollen glands near your neck may be a sign that your body is fighting off bacteria or viruses.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 30 June 2023
• Some of them are what's going on at the level of the immune system and helping amp up the immune system to fight off the cancer.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
• Along with the help of some friends, Shaun fights off the invading zombies, while trying to keep his family safe.
  — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 6 Sep. 2023
• The chain has also been fighting off a wave of unionization efforts.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
• In the premiere, Torres fights off a cell block’s worth of angry Russians and then ends up slightly shivved.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024
• As a result, their immune systems learned how to recognize and fight off the cancer cells.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 16 May 2023
• My old racetrack friend Eli Gold is back in the booth in Tuscaloosa after an unthinkable year fighting off cancer and death.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 7 Sep. 2023
• Jenner then fought off a check by Rutta and put a one-handed backhand shot on net that got past Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
• But there are nowhere nearly enough of those cells to effectively fight off cancer cells.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Spolin fought off a prosecution attempt to move the case to adult court, where the charges carried the possibility of decades in prison.
  — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
• In a surprise counteroffensive that fall, Ukrainian troops fought off the drive to the city, then pushed Russian forces out of the region, reclaiming a huge swath of land.
  — Kim Barker, New York Times, 15 May 2024
• More than 100 students were slumped around the oak-and-marble lobby of Hamilton Hall, the main hub of Columbia College, fighting off sleep.
  — Edmund Lee, New York Times, 3 May 2024
• The squad fought off the rampaging terrorists valiantly.
  — David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• With similar no-makeup looks, the influencers preferred ultra-hydrated skin to fight off the cold of the ski slopes.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 18 Dec. 2023
• Allen jumps off the docks in the film's ending, helps Madison fight off villains, and swims into happily ever after with her by his side.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
• White blood cells are crucial for fighting off infections.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 Oct. 2023
• Mark Wahlberg fights off enemies while changing diapers in his new movie.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
• There was clearly a good reason for those concerns: Trump attacked her character again and again to try to fight off the accusations.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 9 May 2023
• Such variants could have helped ancient people fight off pathogens, the researchers theorize.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024