Sentence examples for fend off temptation from inspiring English sources

Surely he's had to fend off temptation before.

During the battle, we pray he gives us the words we need to fend off the lies, the strength to fend off temptations, and the protection and assurance of His promises.

Set in the mountains of Virginia, the play is the story of Gowdie Blackmun (Jessica Charys Tanner) and her older sister, Bun (Kerry Mantle), who live alone in a backwoods fashion and who have to fend off satanic temptation in the form of ghostly visitors.

But his second wife, Maria, recalls leaving the children behind — "In those days, a nanny was a nanny" — and traveling with her husband to fend off sexual temptations.

Calhoun tries to run a clean program, but, short of assigning a United States marshal to every player, there's no way to fend off all the temptation-bearing moths that flutter around the bright flame of the N.C.A.A.

When people fended off the temptation to scarf down M&M's or freshly baked chocolate-chip cookies, they were then less able to resist other temptations.

His spiritual health is the centerpiece to fending off the temptations that are so prevalent in the music business.

These attacks were fended off.

Fended off Lucy's amorous overtures.

7.04pm BST 116.1 overs Fended off.

Ms. Nevárez fends off an abusive client.