Fending in a sentence

As the name suggests, these are homeless children who roam the streets fending for themselves.

Democrats take control of Virginia legislature, fending off move by Governor Sweater-Vest to restrict abortion!

Fending off hordes of enemy soldiers, invading demons, and blocky zombies was a perfect pitch for kids in the 2000s.

For Halloween 2023, a basic Batman costume won't cut it — instead, you can get the privilege of embodying Batman in this thrilling game while fending off Gotham's evildoers.

I don’t know if it’s so much as an age difference as much as it’s the idea of fending for yourself and being independent.

Kuaishou Revenue Tops Estimates After Fending off ByteDancebloomberg.

On Saturday night, the Western Conference Champions built a 3-0 lead and didn’t look back, fending off a late surge from the Florida Panthers.

West Ham fan Chris Knoll - also known as 'Knollsy' - does not want to be labelled as a hero after claiming he "just did what he had to do" after fending off Dutch hooligans in Alkmaar.

A lovely long pass finds s, the winger still have plenty of work to do but boy does he do it well, fending off the tackle of Hathaway before cutting inside and scoring.

Canada answered with Berna fending off a would-be British tackler to score, with the conversion giving Canada a 7-5 lead.

Footage inside Bondi Junction Westfield of a man fending off the stabber with a bollard on the escalator.

I have taken my time fending off telemarketers from hours a week to nothing.

In the meantime the Blues are going to have to match their ambitions on the pitch, starting by fending off relegation from the Championship and, pretty soon, a climb towards the Premiership.

Kamala Harris was fending off questions about Biden's apparent gaffe.

Rather than celebrating their historic victory, government ministers have spent the week fending off accusations that they are robbing pensioners while getting their clothes bought for them by wealthy donors.

Such devastating news is hard enough at the best of times; trying to deal with a diagnosis as frightening as this one while also fending off endless speculation must be nigh on impossible.

The political nature of “international law” is easier to see with the United Nations’ own so-called “World Court”, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where Israel is currently fending off disgraceful proceedings accusing her of “genocide”.

There are signs both armies are exhausted after years of fighting, raising questions about Russia’s capacity to exploit its gains as well as Ukraine’s ability to continue fending off relentless attacks.

Trump has spent most of Biden’s term shoring up political support among Republicans and conservatives while fending off numerous legal challenges from state and federal prosecutors, one of which ended in a felony conviction.

Videos shared on social media show police securing the entrance, fending off assaults from demonstrators, and deploying what appears to be tear gas in response.