fend off

How To Use fend off In A Sentence

• The architectonics of the sculpted locks, the author argues, augment their power to fend off sorcery and other malevolent forces.
• This leaves the ‘old school economic policies’ of dollar devaluation and deficit financing to help reflate the economy and fend off deflation and boost exporters.
• It is also a way to fend off growing budget deficits and impending government cutbacks. Times, Sunday Times
• If attacked, the herd could stampede, or ‘circle the wagons’ and fend off predators.
• Mopp gear - the stuff soldiers have to wear to fend off the nasties - is not only beastly to wear, it also reduces your vision and slows down your optempo.
• The Government was today trying to fend off a torrent of criticism following the latest bail-out for the cash-strapped showpiece attraction.
• It is also a way to fend off growing budget deficits and impending government cutbacks. Times, Sunday Times
• It is also a way to fend off growing budget deficits and impending government cutbacks. Times, Sunday Times
• The only way to fend off the loud clamour of conspiracy theories is to keep the public fully informed.
• No pomegranate seeds, that was the rule, though it would be difficult to fend off the repeated offers. THE GOSPEL MAKERS