stave off
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, supporters of Greenock Morton, the local football team, have set up a fighting fund to try to stave off financial collapse at the club.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Will a little quiet now stave off enforcement of the law?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Americans made it far enough to stave off embarrassment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
That water, equivalent to the annual use of about 600,000 typical households, is expected to add about 3 feet to Lake Mead’s level, enough to temporarily stave off critically low levels for a few months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sometimes, when I have relapses of my old demon, I lie in the crook of his arm and he comforts me this way, talking to me all night long to stave off the bad dreams.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
