stave off
Example Sentences
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The class was filled with 80-year-old women pounding on a heavy bag, 75-year-old men dancing across the floor, elderly and trembling people working hard to stave off the effects of PD.
From Los Angeles Times
Unfortunately, this growing optimism failed to stave off more losses in the market on Friday.
From MarketWatch
Because even though the moment left his teammates jumping on the bench and gasping for air, it did nothing to stave off a Lakers loss.
From Los Angeles Times
Choreographer Mark Morris staved off the federal government’s arts wrecking ball by salvaging his latest work, “Moon,” a commission for the Kennedy Center’s Earth to Space festival in April.
From Los Angeles Times
Indirectly, that snub also staved off the ACC’s nightmare scenario.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
