Words similar to fend

Example sentences for: fend

How can you use “fend” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

In Paris, Le Monde said that if Clinton tried "to fend off the questioning with dodges similar to the one about fellatio and penetration, he will founder in ridicule.
Would it reach us in time to fend off the snow?
Bahamians have always had to fend for themselves, and this resourcefulness has led them to become proficient at a number of practical handicrafts, many of which make beautiful souvenirs.
Meanwhile, Florida continues to fend off legal challenges to its right to electrocute, behaving as if death itself weren't punishment enough.
The drug companies rob us of our will to fend off their siren-like messages of better living through their chemistry.