fight back
Britishverb
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(intr) to resist an attack
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(intr) to counterattack
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(tr) to struggle to repress
she tried to fight back her tears
noun
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an act or campaign of resistance
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a counterattack
Example Sentences
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Antonelli took the lead from Norris at the restart, but through two pit stops, Norris built a tyre offset to fight back and pass Antonelli for the win.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The Flock uprising, though, is the stirrings of public understanding that none of this inevitable — and we have the right to fight back.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“When it does come out ... we’ll be ready to fight back where we need to fight back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
It didn’t spin and it didn’t fight back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
It was during the Red Summer that African Americans began to organize and fight back against white violence and oppression.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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