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

However, the night was a team effort for Dallas, as the crew worked to fend off the Amps’ hunt for the biggest upset of this season. — Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

Just across the sea lie North Korea, China and Russia, which all have powerful spying capacities that Japan isn’t fully equipped to fend off. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Cell phone video confirmed that the adult was able to fend off the other eagles by turning over and using its talons, but could not fly far away. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026

Last season ended with the Star Trek friends fending off little pink aliens (specifically, Tribbles) from a Klingon farmer’s corn crops. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for fend off

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