How to Use fend in a Sentence

fend

verb

• This meant that once the show was over, the stars were left to fend for themselves.
  — Gregg Kilday, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
• Her staff was able to fend off the man as the woman sheltered in the restaurant.
  — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
• His cattle only have the shade of a neem tree to fend off heat stress.
  — Time, 1 Nov. 2022
• Democrats will need all of their member’s votes to help fend it off.
  — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• So far so good, but soon, Dorsey may have to fend for himself.
  — Najja Parker, ajc, 12 Oct. 2022
• Oettinger will fend off shots from arguably the worst offense in the NHL.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
• Which sort of Democrat is left to fend off someone like Lake?
  — Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2022
• The baby of the group, Branch (Justin Timberlake), is left to fend for himself.
  — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
• Some camps cook group meals while others are left to fend for themselves.
  — Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
• Trapped in one of the most remote spots on Earth, the women say they were largely forced to fend for themselves.
  — Nick Perry, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
• More veteran soldiers had to take over for the young recruits and fend them off.
  — Greg Palkot, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2023
• Cornejo tired in the final rounds, but was able to fend the champion off to make it to the final bell.
  — Dave Hogg, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2023
• But the former residents who have been abused say they have been left to fend for themselves.
  — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• Leaving the homeless to fend for themselves is immoral, O’Quinn said.
  — al, 10 Jan. 2023
• As a sheriff pulled a man out of the burning vehicle, O’Connell fended the flames.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
• Akins fended them off and Johnson made mention of having a gun.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 1 Sep. 2023
• But when the deal collapses, he is left to fend for himself and must protect his daughter.
  — Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023
• Austria was led by Catholic politicians who imposed their own brand of fascism but tried to fend off Hitler.
  — Andrew Nagorski, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
• The mother did her best and fended for herself through a frightening episode.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
• The Razorbacks had a tough matchup right out of the gate this season and managed to fend off a talented Cincinnati team.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022
• The Barnetts went so far as to have Natalia’s age legally changed, then left her alone in an apartment to fend for herself.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2024
• Many were tempted to just fend for themselves on the street, to avoid having to start over in an unfamiliar corner of the city.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
• Doing anything less is leaving our neighbors on the streets to fend for themselves.
  — Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
• The researchers also noted that due to the close proximity of the nests, the adult titanosaurs may have left the hatchlings to fend for themselves.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023
• The sister duo say they were often left to fend for themselves while their mom, Darlene, worked three jobs to support them.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
• The robotic Sox baseball ops department had no boots on the ground in Houston, so Vázquez was left to fend for himself.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022
• For decades, mentally ill people have been left to fend for themselves.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
• The Tar Heels took a 20-point lead into the fourth quarter but had to fend off two conversion attempts to keep the Mountaineers from taking it.
  — Monica Holland, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022
• But if people across the West are cranking up their AC to fend off the warmth, then there’s simply less electricity to go around.
  — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022
• Freeman scored 26 points and dished out 10 assists to lead the Panthers, and came up with a myriad of big shots in the second half to fend of Detroit.
  — Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024