stave off

Example Sentences

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To stave off potential shortages of critical goods, the federal government can build up stockpiles and reshore critical manufacturing, including through public factories.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Or had he resorted to Botox in his quest to stave off signs of decline and old age?

From BBC • May 30, 2026

As a backlash against AI builds in the U.S. and elsewhere, China is acting to stave off social and economic disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

They found that isolation measures helped stave off a wider outbreak -- and that the majority of human-to-human transmissions occurred on the very first day the infected person had a fever.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

I lie on the black rubber cot and close my eyes, trying to stave off the nausea.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon