fend
Example Sentences
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First, he has to convince the voters of Makerfield and fend off Reform UK.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
This will involve Corlys Velaryon and his fleet trying to fend off an attack by Tyland Lannister and the Triarchy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Working-class people defined themselves by struggle and having to fend for themselves—and not relying on others to do things for them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
But such heavy commercial appeal erodes all that singularity, leaving queer people to fend for themselves in defining and celebrating their identities, apart from the pinkwashing.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
Some reports say she was born frail and unable to fend off disease.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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