fights back
Example Sentences
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Three months after state vets seized and killed hundreds of his sheep to stamp out an ongoing pox pandemic, Kostas Theofilou fights back tears as he gazes at his empty stable.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
“Infinite choice is exhausting. People are just tired of all of it. Putting a claim down on a piece of culture is in some ways subversive and fights back against platform control,” said Saxon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
The spreadsheet eventually fights back, and the spreadsheet always wins.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
Hewing to genre conventions, Iris frees herself from Josh’s control and fights back, forcing him to whip up a plan B involving a fine-spun alibi made of stuff and nonsense.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
And we see it come out of the water, curling, as it fights back.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
