fend for
Example Sentences
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Hours later, travelers looking to go on vacation or head home had to fend for themselves to find other flights.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
"This time, we are left to fend for ourselves," Hiam added.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Animal experts said that if the otters - who have since been named Valentine and Juliet - had been left to fend for themselves much longer, they likely would have died.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
In the middle of a villain era, good people can feel like members of an endangered species reclassified as huntable and left to fend for themselves.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
“Look at those poor wretches. Left; to fend for themselves. When word gets out about the Greek commissioner’s leaving, it’s going to be pandemonium.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
