fight back

phrasal verb

fought back; fighting back; fights back

1

: to attack or try to defeat someone who is attacking or trying to defeat oneself

We can't just let them make these accusations against us. We need to fight back!

2

: to make a new effort against an opponent

They fell behind early in the game, but they were able to fight back and tie the score in the second half.

Examples of fight back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ukraine has fought back with its own drone forces in strikes such as Operation Spider Web in June, when Ukrainian drones entered deep into Russia and struck vital military installations in their enemy’s heartland. —Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025

Then Chisholm Trail fought back. —Chloe Soule’, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025

Jackson and the Ravens looked like they were headed to victory on the road to kick off the 2025 NFL season, but that all went away in the fourth quarter as Josh Allen and the Bills fought back to win on a walk-off field goal. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025

After Estrada fought back and was shot, Jungwirth began screaming and crying and moved toward the back bedroom. —Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for fight back

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