Fightback

Quick meaning: Fightback is a noun meaning A campaign of resistance; a counterattack.

Meaning

A campaign of resistance; a counterattack.

Example Sentences

Stosur gave hope of a fightback when she smashed through Dementieva's serve in the first game of the second set.

Liverpool resisted a second-half fightback from Wolves to secure a hard-fought victory and end a run of back-to-back Premier League defeats.

A second-half fightback to draw with the USA offered a hope that swiftly evaporated following a gut-wrenching 2-0 loss to Iran only four days later. It meant only the seemingly impossible would be enough for Rob Page's men to extend their World Cup dream.

The gay movement is in retreat as evidenced in the rise of anti-gay attacks and and ^([sic]) the success of anti-gay legislation. One only needs to read the Gay Community News to realize the severity of the anti-gay offensive. The fightback to this anti-gay offensive has been weak and disoriented. The number of gay organizations, thus the number of organized gays are shrinking, not growing.

Word Forms

• fightbacks

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include counteraction, counterassault, counter-offensive, reply, pushback, counteroffensive.

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