Examples of head off in a Sentence
if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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This spa is the perfect spot to wrap up your adventure before heading off to Egilsstadir Airport for the short flight back to Reykjavik.
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Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The bill extends all the Trump tax cuts of 2017, thus heading off a $4 trillion tax INCREASE next year.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
Warning signs Preventive care is one of the best tools that both patients and their health care providers have to head off major health problems.
—Jane Tavares, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
The central bank reduces rates to bolster a sluggish economy and hikes rates or keeps them high longer to head off inflation.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 17 June 2025
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Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The bill extends all the Trump tax cuts of 2017, thus heading off a $4 trillion tax INCREASE next year.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
Warning signs Preventive care is one of the best tools that both patients and their health care providers have to head off major health problems.
—Jane Tavares, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
The central bank reduces rates to bolster a sluggish economy and hikes rates or keeps them high longer to head off inflation.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 17 June 2025
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 4 Jul. 2025.
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