staved off
Example Sentences
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Powell’s calm but forceful defense of Fed independence likely staved off larger attacks on the institution and won him admiration and awards, like the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
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 ● Dec. 10, 2025
Nevertheless, Bush’s protest at least temporarily staved off hundreds of thousands of Americans from being removed from their homes.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2025
Even after one devastating elbow surgery, then another, he staved off any suggestion of giving up pitching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
I saw in this the reason for my being staved off so long and the reason for my late guardian’s declining to commit himself to the formal knowledge of such a scheme.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
