beat back

verb

beat back; beaten back or beat back; beating back; beats back

: to force (someone) to go back or to retreat by fighting

Our troops were beaten back by enemy forces.

Police used batons to beat the protesters back.

Examples of beat back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Valencia is considered the political protege of Colombia's former president and strongman Álvaro Uribe, who governed from 2002 to 2010 with strong support from the United States and whose government beat back FARC rebels in an offensive that took a massive civilian toll. —ABC News, 31 May 2026

My plan is to beat back any skepticism and try to soak it all in. —Michael Silver, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Set five years after the events of Return of the Jedi, season 1 unfolds in a galaxy where the Empire has been largely beaten back — and the former Rebellion is trying to establish a New Republic. —Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026

The candidates After beating back a tough primary challenger four years ago, veteran Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger now has two prosecutors challenging him for his job. —Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 20 May 2026

Rhymes for beat back

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback