head off

Example Sentences

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Experts analyze what it would take to head off disaster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Moreira da Silva said moving just an average of five vessels a day of fertilisers and related raw materials through the strait would head off the crisis for farmers.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

She used victories in Westminster and Wandsworth to head off those calls, although those with an interest in political history may recall that she was driven out of Number 10 just six months later.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

It is important and inspirational and hopefully encourages others to pick up their pens or head off to do some crate digging or other cultural archeology.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

And could the United States glean enough intelligence from its $20 million device to head off its Soviet adversary and avert a nuclear war?

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau