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.
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The move also threatens to make the United States an increasing outlier regarding efforts to lower emissions globally and fight back against climate change, possibly leading to geopolitical shifts.
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Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Some, though, are fighting back.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
But communities are fighting back.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
And when summer break came later that year, Ahmad and Marshall brought the student fight back to their hometown, setting up a RAM chapter in Philadelphia, where Moore was now settling in.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Some, though, are fighting back.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
But communities are fighting back.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
And when summer break came later that year, Ahmad and Marshall brought the student fight back to their hometown, setting up a RAM chapter in Philadelphia, where Moore was now settling in.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fight back
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“Fight back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20back. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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