Examples of head off in a Sentence
if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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Then, when the Patriots bulked up and played base personnel (four defensive backs), Smith threw it over their heads off play-action.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Pegula then broke again to cap a four-game run that wrapped up the set and, this time, Sabalenka quickly retrieved her bag and headed off to the locker room.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
However, becoming an expat is not always as simple as packing up your bags and heading off to wherever calls your name.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
But Republican leaders are hoping that document release and a vote on an alternative symbolic measure will head off Massie’s efforts to get his bill to the House floor.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Pegula then broke again to cap a four-game run that wrapped up the set and, this time, Sabalenka quickly retrieved her bag and headed off to the locker room.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
However, becoming an expat is not always as simple as packing up your bags and heading off to wherever calls your name.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
But Republican leaders are hoping that document release and a vote on an alternative symbolic measure will head off Massie’s efforts to get his bill to the House floor.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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