stave off
verb
staved off; staving off; staves off
1
: to fend off
staving off creditors
2
: to ward off (something adverse) : forestall
trying to stave off disaster
Examples of stave off in a Sentence
managed to stave off the invaders
the quartermaster staved off a shortage by requisitioning more than enough supplies
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After that, even aggressive tax hikes or spending cuts may not be enough to stave off default — implicit or otherwise.
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Leslie Picker, CNBC, 7 July 2025
The present-day Yankees look to rebound against the Mets on Sunday afternoon, when ace Max Fried (10-2, 2.13 ERA) will try to stave off a Subway Series sweep in Queens.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Subramanian staved off the identity-politics hysteria.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
The Fed has the necessary resources to stave off a possible cyberattack, according to Powell.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 24 June 2025
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Leslie Picker, CNBC, 7 July 2025
The present-day Yankees look to rebound against the Mets on Sunday afternoon, when ace Max Fried (10-2, 2.13 ERA) will try to stave off a Subway Series sweep in Queens.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Subramanian staved off the identity-politics hysteria.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
The Fed has the necessary resources to stave off a possible cyberattack, according to Powell.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for stave off
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“Stave off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stave%20off. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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