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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 visits are being used to decide whether the bloc should impose higher import tariffs on Chinese automakers to head off the threat to native manufacturers, who are so far unable to compete on price.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 24 Apr. 2024
And the recent visits to Washington from the leaders of Japan and the Philippines have revived Biden’s worries about Chinese aggression in the region, prompting the State Department to send a delegation to Beijing over the weekend to head off anxiety about a potential escalation regarding Taiwan.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Take them after working at, or before heading off to work.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
To head off future instability, the United States and its allies must work to ease the international debt crisis and help vulnerable states resolve internal conflicts and governance issues.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
The ship will dock with the gas depot, fuel up, and head off toward the moon.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
The streets fill with cars as eclipse-chasers head off.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
Things can blow your head off for all different kinds of reasons.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024
The game that ended 87-75 saw University of Iowa megastar Caitlin Clark wrap her collegiate career and the birth of not one but two WNBA stars, as Clark and South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso head off to next week’s WNBA draft.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 24 Apr. 2024
And the recent visits to Washington from the leaders of Japan and the Philippines have revived Biden’s worries about Chinese aggression in the region, prompting the State Department to send a delegation to Beijing over the weekend to head off anxiety about a potential escalation regarding Taiwan.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Take them after working at, or before heading off to work.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
To head off future instability, the United States and its allies must work to ease the international debt crisis and help vulnerable states resolve internal conflicts and governance issues.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
The ship will dock with the gas depot, fuel up, and head off toward the moon.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
The streets fill with cars as eclipse-chasers head off.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
Things can blow your head off for all different kinds of reasons.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024
The game that ended 87-75 saw University of Iowa megastar Caitlin Clark wrap her collegiate career and the birth of not one but two WNBA stars, as Clark and South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso head off to next week’s WNBA draft.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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