Sentence examples for fend something off from inspiring English sources

And with this particular girl there is just a guilt feeling that I was picking up on, and of course that tragic inevitability that if you're trying to fend something off, it's bound to happen".

Perhaps all these tough women are trying to fend off something deeper in the culture than aliens, mobsters and otherworldly bad dates.

The LNP policies reflect a party that needs to be seen to be doing something to fend off the independents.

. Samsung has announced a new metal-edged flagship smartphone that takes its design language a step closer to the iPhone — and gives it something to fend off competition from surefooted Android startup Xiaomi.

Some say the wheels of central government are moving slower than ever just now, but the fragmented Britain revealed by the referendum result suggests that devolution impetus could help fend off national paralysis - something Brexit Britain really doesn't need.

But it's just a little extra push to go outside, to go do something new, to fend off that whisper in the back of my mind saying "Yeah, you're tired.

She fends off drought; I fend off the Carolina Panthers.

"These farmers try everything to fend them off….

Use the gloves and shield to fend it off gently.

The deal will give Google control of Motorola's impressive portfolio of patents — something the company needs to fend off intellectual property lawsuits.

Kirk and his crew need something "loud and distracting" to fend off a swarm of hostile invaders.