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

TAIPEI—Taiwan has long relied on the U.S. to provide it with weapons to stave off an attack by China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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

Lawrence, whose machine and research style gave birth to the new paradigm, hoped to stave off its negative effects as long as he could.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik