Sentence examples for ward off fire from inspiring English sources

Yes there would be a pool, but its central purpose would be to ward off fire should the local native plants not do the job.

During the attack, the patriarch Sergius maintained the morale of the valiant garrison by proceeding about the walls, bearing the image of Christ to ward off fire, and by painting upon the gates of the western walls images of the Virgin and child to ward off attacks launched by the Avars the "breed of darkness".

Merchants used them to ward off fires in their storehouses.

That's a lot of demons to ward off.

They regrouped on street corners, setting tyres and rubbish on fire to ward off the stinging tear gas.

Although it is now meant to honor St. Lucia, a Christian martyr, it has been incorporated with earlier Norse solstice traditions, such as lighting fires to ward off spirits during the longest night.

Witnesses said the militiamen had initially fired to ward off the protesters, some of whom were children, but shot at the crowd when it continued to advance.

"There is no God but Allah and his Prophet!"; "Death to the Americans and their Iraqi lackeys!" American military units travel in heavily armed convoys, gunners in helmets and goggles swiveling 50-caliber machine guns on expressways and along inner-city shopping streets to ward off attacks, and not infrequently opening fire, with civilian casualties.

A short ride over territory Russia ostensibly controls required an escort by two Mi-24's firing flares to ward off missiles.

Was he warding off the intrusive tyranny of the camera?

A useful construction material is produced while some waste materials causing environmental problems are warded off.