That was why I wanted to destroy the whole boat and its crew, not just beat off the attack.

Somewhere over the Caribbean, Chris beat off the attack.

I believe we have beaten off the attack.

The pilots closed in and held a tight formation, however, and the observers were able to beat off the attack after crossing our lines.

He mounted a successful defence and beat off the attack.

The raiding party abandoned their entertainments, ran to their weapons, gathered to beat off the attack.

He was attacked no less than four times during the day, and each time beat off the hostile attack, killing many of the enemy.

It was he who had faced and beaten off the latest attack of the Angles.

We beat off the first attack, but we're down to-four, I guess, and three of us are wounded.

The guards easily beat off the attack, leaving a wrack of tumbled bodies.