How to Use fight back in a Sentence

fight back

phrasal verb

• Attempt to escape or fight back and concentrate your kicks and blows on the bear's face and muzzle.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
• But three of Murdoch’s other children, who were set to have equal voting shares under the original plan, are fighting back.
  — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
• The Democratic mayor, who has slipped in the polls in recent weeks, fought back against stinging attacks from her top four challengers in the crowded race of 13.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Sep. 2024
• Our unions understand the need to fight back against the threat of AI.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 July 2024
• But the planned robbery went awry when Rios fought back.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
• Hillsboro fought back in the third quarter to make it 20-14.
  — Ledeai, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2023
• But some are hoping for a rain of mechs to help take the fight back to the rust buckets and bugs.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The Aggies fought back, and a last-second jumper sent the game to overtime.
  — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
• The customer fought back, slamming the driver in the head with a heavy object picked up from the street.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
• My dad always wished that the people of Gaza could fight back against Hamas.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
• But the Utah Supreme Court justices fought back on that pretty hard.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 July 2023
• Outraged, the schools fought back with a property rights claim against the NCAA.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
• The Hawks fought back from a fourth-quarter deficit to earn the victory over the Bulldogs.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
• Now Ukraine is preparing to fight back—with its own glide bombs.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
• Not everyone has the resources to fight back, Zhu says.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
• Driver fought back tears at the tragic conclusion of the film.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
• But the stars on Team USA fought back to level the game heading into halftime.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
• The state health officials fought back against the ban by filing a suit against the county and Placerville.
  — Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 15 June 2024
• Airbnb’s attempts to fight back against the new law have, to date, been unsuccessful.
  — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
• Some school board lawyers are confused by the rules, and and those arguing for access have few ways to fight back.
  — Elle Reeve, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
• The blast on Tuesday night broke a scoreless tie while Thursday’s tied the game for the Rangers, who fought back from an early deficit to win.
  — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
• And democrats haven’t really figured out how to fight back.
  — Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2024
• However, the day care worker fought back, wrestling the knife from Mendoza's grip.
  — Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
• Down a goal at halftime, the Kansas City Current fought back hard to take a lead as stoppage time neared.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
• The abrupt closure of St. Joseph Catholic School is prompting the community to fight back.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 7 July 2023
• Another Black pilot, Marlon D. Green, was among the first to fight back in court.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
• The crypto companies are fighting back against the SEC.
  — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 6 May 2024
• Still, Obama fought back and was able to win a second term that November.
  — Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 28 June 2024
• Shock, bewilderment, a slight nausea, a sudden urge to fight back the tears that welled in my eyes.
  — Ruby Namdar, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2023
• Slater took a pair of sliders to get ahead in the count 2-0, but Anderson fought back into it with a pair of fastballs down and away to even the count.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2024