he fends off the brightness of sun with shade.
Fend off, mate!
Sometimes people must fend for themselves.
Justin Bieber has to fend off all the screaming girls when he tours.
At dinnertime, you'll have to fend for yourselves because Mom is working late.
the rock stars had to fend off the screaming and swarming girls as they exited the building
Fend is no longer used very much, but here are two places you might see it (it generally means to ward off, to repel, to keep something away from oneself): Because he no longer has his big brother to protect him, I guess he will have to fend for himself. Although we tried to enjoy the picnic, we had to fend off a lot of hungry mosquitos.
defend
You just used the word acolytes in a sentence. Even saying, "can the word acolytes be used in a sentence", you are using that word in a sentence.
a sentence with the word"rivulet"
The word "incidentally" can be used at the end of a sentence. You can make the sentence "This was done incidentally.".
The move was a calculated gamble to fend off litigation.
You just used it in a sentence.