Example Sentences

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The freight company has combatted a weak shipping economy by controlling costs.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Even in industries that have long combatted workers' attempts to organize, like food service, workers have seen ongoing progress towards unionization and scored big political wins, like the creation of California's fast food labor council.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023

If you find an egg mass on a tree that you can scrape off, you’re making a bigger impact, but realistically the only way the infestation can be combatted is on an industrial scale.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2022

Blinken said in a message sent to all department employees that the vandalism is a painful reminder that antisemitism remains an issue in the U.S. and around the world and must be combatted relentlessly.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2021

I combatted that idea with all my might, at the same time refusing to be drawn into a discussion which might have degenerated into a dispute.

From Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Gounod, Charles