fend off

verb

fended off; fending off; fends off

: to defend oneself against (someone or something)

They succeeded in fending off the attack/attackers.

They have had to fend off allegations of voter fraud.

Examples of fend off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But that did little to fend off a rash of injuries that decimated the roster during the regular season. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

One of the collection's most covetable pieces, in our opinion, is the Coatigan, a lush, ultra-cozy cardigan that doubles as a top layer to fend off the autumn chill. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

These color-changing beauties only mate once in their entire lives, so the pressure is on to fend off the competition to find a female. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Simpson, a farmer from Trilby who spent more than a decade in the state Legislature including as the Senate president during the 2021 and 2022 sessions, was set to easily fend off the challenge from Matt Taylor of Plant City. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for fend off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff