Examples of head off in a Sentence
if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely head off any spending cuts reaching the military for as long as possible, analysts told The New York Times earlier this month.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
But experts warn that renewables are not replacing fossil fuels quickly enough to head off further warming.
—David Vetter, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Kyiv has hinted at an artillery ammunition shortage in the weeks ahead, and recent pledges by its allies may not have headed off that imminent crisis.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
In fact, there was probably a moment at the beginning of the Trump administration when Europe was hoping to head off any sort of trade frictions and duties and was trying to strike a preliminary understanding and agreement with the U.S. where some of those issues may have been on the table, right?
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
But experts warn that renewables are not replacing fossil fuels quickly enough to head off further warming.
—David Vetter, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Kyiv has hinted at an artillery ammunition shortage in the weeks ahead, and recent pledges by its allies may not have headed off that imminent crisis.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
In fact, there was probably a moment at the beginning of the Trump administration when Europe was hoping to head off any sort of trade frictions and duties and was trying to strike a preliminary understanding and agreement with the U.S. where some of those issues may have been on the table, right?
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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