stave off

Example Sentences

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To stave off Huxley’s dystopia, we must deliberately shape our children’s souls so that they can be creators, doers and thinkers embracing the next frontier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Australia will look to stave off energy shortages by forcing major gas companies to reserve 20 percent of their exports for domestic use, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said Thursday.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The only way to prevent the disease is to stave off measles infection — and officials emphasize that the best way to do that is to get vaccinated against the disease.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

In his desire to leave "no stone unturned", last year Baker revealed he drinks bone broth to help stave off the stress fractures that dogged his teenage years.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Their turning to tourism to stave off starvation.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy