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Meanings of ward off blows in English

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Usage of ward off blows in English
1
But no created being can ward off blows of fate.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
2
His arms go up automatically to ward off blows.
Flowers for Algernon
3
By now Frieda Mertz had her arms over her head, as if to ward off blows.
Fortunate harbor
4
He was watching his father's movements, ready to ward off blows, peaceful outwardly, but steaming with perspiration.
Twenty-six and One, and Other Stories
5
Healed her and damned her,' Holly took a step back, raising her palms as though to ward off blows.
Artemis Fowl: the time paradox
6
She shrieked and pulled herself up, holding her hands in front of her face as if to ward off blows.
The heretic's daughter: a novel
7
Evidently Craig's first thought was that the menace of the whip was for him; he half put up a curved arm to ward off blows.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
8
In general, one grows up warding off blows, returning them, even agreeing to receive them with stoic generosity.
The Guardian
9
"I've got to dodge more, and not let myself be cornered," Darrin told himself, keeping his fists busy in warding off blows.
Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis / Or, Two Midshipmen as N...
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