fights off
Example Sentences
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The immune system fights off the harmless virus and learns to fight Ebola in the process.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
You can feel the vectored torque tugging at the wheel as it fights off understeer in a tight turn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Tusk then plans to fly to Brussels for an EU summit later in the week where discussions critical for Ukraine’s future are expected as the nation fights off the Russian invasion.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
As it fights off the virus, “you want to have your immune system not distracted by anything else,” including stress from work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
The first section of the book is in imitation of an English romance, "Guy of Warwick", in which England fights off a Danish invasion.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
