How to Use stave off in a Sentence

stave off

verb

• Outside, there are fire pits for small groups to enjoy and stave off the cold.
  — Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
• Bieber happens to agree and uses the ointment to stave off crusty, dry lips.
  — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 16 July 2024
• Past this threshold, even shade, sleep, and water won’t be enough to stave off death.
  — Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
• When the good times return, will that be enough to stave off whispers Haun is a fair-weather friend?
  — Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 3 Aug. 2023
• The state could also stave off deep cuts by raising more revenue.
  — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
• There are two bags at first base — one each for the runner and fielder — to stave off collisions.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024
• The Grammy winner prefers her venues warm to preserve her voice and stave off injuries.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
• Above all, what has helped stave off panic is a sense in the markets that the world has plenty of oil and natural gas.
  — Stanley Reed, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• Boston had to stave off Toronto’s efforts to mount a comeback from down 3-1 in the first-round series.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
• These scenes are funny enough to stave off any viewer concern.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
• But not nearly enough to meet the goals of the Paris accord and stave off even more extreme events like what’s recently struck Brazil.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Nov. 2023
• There are also legal guardrails around use that are staving off adoption.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
• Aid agencies scrambled to stave off famine amid shortages of food and fuel.
  — Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• So far, the team has offered a series of grainy videos and pictures to Fish and Wildlife to try to stave off an extinction verdict.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022
• The country grounded the ship on the reef 2½ decades ago to stave off China’s expanding control over the South China Sea.
  — Niharika Mandhana, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
• The ball was in her hands again as Indiana tried to stave off Kentucky’s comeback attempt.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2022
• To stave off boredom, Richter recommends packing games— like a pair of dice or a deck of cards—to pass the time while traveling.
  — Simmone Shah, TIME, 23 May 2024
• Schultz, who stepped into the CEO role for the third time in April, has been trying to stave off growing unionization efforts.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 19 July 2022
• It’s been scrambling to stave off a default on its bond payments, and the clock will reportedly run out next week.
  — Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
• President Biden has called on lawmakers to approve the funds as part of a deal that would fund the government and stave off a shutdown at the end of the month.
  — Tony Romm, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• Still, these efforts have not been able to stave off financial hardship.
  — Diane Harris, TIME, 27 June 2024
• At stake is who will prepare the party for the next election while staving off further down-ballot losses.
  — Maya King, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
• Some neighborhood residents tried to stave off the fire with garden hoses.
  — Dallas News, 25 July 2022
• But as the man in that picture surely knows, even a lighthouse can only do so much to stave off the oblivion lurking just beyond it.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Nov. 2023
• But on Friday, the Pac-12 felt like a dying conference trying to stave off its inevitable demise.
  — oregonlive, 29 July 2022
• Plus, regular trips outside can stave off the burnout that often comes from long hours in lecture halls and libraries.
  — Patrick Barry, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
• Three straight wins – during which time the Oilers have outscored the Panthers 18-5 – have staved off defeat and now, Game 7 offers a chance to write themselves into the record books.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 24 June 2024
• But experts then and now have warned against it, saying the approach will not stave off economic downfall.
  — Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
• Most advocates agree that $16 billion would stave off the bulk of closures and fee increases.
  — Elliot Haspel, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
• Because argan oil is a natural heat protectant for the hair, the treatment can also stave off thermal damage from heat styling.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024