head off
verb
headed off; heading off; heads off
: to go to another place
See you later—I'm heading off to work.
Examples of head off in a Sentence
if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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The biggest unknown is the Evangeline Groundwater Project, which involves a pipeline and about two dozen wells that could add enough water to head off an emergency.
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ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Like, to have Hughie kick A-Train’s head off would’ve been nuts.
—Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries led by Pakistan worked feverishly to head off a further escalation.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries led by Pakistan worked feverishly to head off a further escalation.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Like, to have Hughie kick A-Train’s head off would’ve been nuts.
—Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries led by Pakistan worked feverishly to head off a further escalation.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries led by Pakistan worked feverishly to head off a further escalation.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for head off
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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