Words similar to fending

Example sentences for: fending

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

Although he's been busy fending off an ethics investigation and tending to his investment bank's business, he's still solidly in the loop, and will probably find a way in.
poolside at the Pearl Continental Hotel in downtown Rawalpindi, running around Gilgit in disputed Kashmir Province and fending off aggressive beggars on the overnight sleeper train to Karachi.
Soon, Starling was conscripted into following the couple on their walks through Washington's Rock Creek Park (for more details, click ) and fending off reporters.
The immune system has a remarkable capacity for fending off infectious diseases, and it has become clear that these same defenses can recognize and destroy cancer cells.
Not so, Brock assures us, gallantly fending off the rogues.