How to Use fight back in a Sentence

fight back

phrasal verb

• In Belarus, pro-democracy forces used the platform to fight back against election fraud.
  — James Bandler, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2024
• The Contract Buyers League fought back against redlining and restrictive racial covenants for housing that ruled Chicago.
  — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
• Our unions understand the need to fight back against the threat of AI.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 July 2024
• But the planned robbery went awry when Rios fought back.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
• Hillsboro fought back in the third quarter to make it 20-14.
  — Ledeai, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2023
• But some are hoping for a rain of mechs to help take the fight back to the rust buckets and bugs.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The Aggies fought back, and a last-second jumper sent the game to overtime.
  — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
• The customer fought back, slamming the driver in the head with a heavy object picked up from the street.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
• My dad always wished that the people of Gaza could fight back against Hamas.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
• But the Utah Supreme Court justices fought back on that pretty hard.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 July 2023
• Outraged, the schools fought back with a property rights claim against the NCAA.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
• The Hawks fought back from a fourth-quarter deficit to earn the victory over the Bulldogs.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
• Not everyone has the resources to fight back, Zhu says.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
• Driver fought back tears at the tragic conclusion of the film.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
• But the stars on Team USA fought back to level the game heading into halftime.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
• The state health officials fought back against the ban by filing a suit against the county and Placerville.
  — Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 15 June 2024
• Airbnb’s attempts to fight back against the new law have, to date, been unsuccessful.
  — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
• Some school board lawyers are confused by the rules, and and those arguing for access have few ways to fight back.
  — Elle Reeve, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
• The blast on Tuesday night broke a scoreless tie while Thursday’s tied the game for the Rangers, who fought back from an early deficit to win.
  — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
• And democrats haven’t really figured out how to fight back.
  — Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2024
• However, the day care worker fought back, wrestling the knife from Mendoza's grip.
  — Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
• Down a goal at halftime, the Kansas City Current fought back hard to take a lead as stoppage time neared.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
• The abrupt closure of St. Joseph Catholic School is prompting the community to fight back.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 7 July 2023
• Another Black pilot, Marlon D. Green, was among the first to fight back in court.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
• The crypto companies are fighting back against the SEC.
  — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 6 May 2024
• Still, Obama fought back and was able to win a second term that November.
  — Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 28 June 2024
• Shock, bewilderment, a slight nausea, a sudden urge to fight back the tears that welled in my eyes.
  — Ruby Namdar, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2023
• Slater took a pair of sliders to get ahead in the count 2-0, but Anderson fought back into it with a pair of fastballs down and away to even the count.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023
• Her throat had been slashed and her hands were covered in defensive wounds from trying to fight back.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
• Dallas fought back and forced a hold situation in the 65th minute as both teams prepared for a down-to-the-wire finish.
  — Matt Guzman, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024